144 CONSPECTUS OF MOTHS. 
Tue Dincy ANGLED (M. preatomata, Curtis). Wings one 
inch one-fourth, whitish, thickly covered with dusky dots, with 
pei very indistinct streaks, the border darker. Rare. Locality 
unknown. 
Tue Waite Sror (M. unipunctata, SrerHens). Wings one 
inch one-third, reddish, indented, with three indistinct streaks, 
and a white spot towards thetip. Rare, Locality unknown, 
ANITA (STEPHENS). 
Tue BorpERED CuEQguer (A. limbata, SrepneNs). Wings one 
inch one-twelfth, pale red, waved with rust-brown, with a broad 
rusty-brown border. Rare, Scotland. 
Tue SMALL Scon.op (A. emarginata, Curtis) appears the end 
of July. Wings five-sixths to eleven-twelfths, yellowish, with 
a central black dot, and three dusky lines. Caterpillar, dull 
yellow, with a brown line on the back ; feeds on the bind weed, 
Common. Essex, and near London. 
ENNOMOS (TreitscuKe). 
THe BEAUTIFUL Hook Tip (£. flewula, SrepHENS) appears 
the middle of July, and beginning of August, grey, with two 
pale angular streaks, bordered with dusky, and two interjacent 
spots. Caterpillar, greenish, with the neck, protuberance on 
the back, tail, head, and legs reddish ; feeds onlichens. Scarce, 
Essex and Swrey. 
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PLATYPTERICIDZ. 
PLATYPTERYX (LASPEYRES). 
Tue Scattor Hoox Tip (P. lacertula, SrerHens) appears in 
May. Wings one inch one-fourth to one-third, grey and wavy, 
as if eroded, with two rusty streaks, and a point between them; 
second pair white, with a yellow border ; Caterpillar feeds on 
the birch in September. Near London. 
Tur Linevess Hoox Tie, (P. cultraria, SrernENs)+ Very 
similar to the preceding, but the wings without any cross-lines. 
Near London. 
DREPANA (LASPEYRES). 
Tne Peesue Hoox Trp (D. faleataria, Leacn) appears in 
June. Wings one inch one-third, glaucous green, with nume- 
rous iron-grey wavings; first pair hooked with a band, grey 
wavings, and a dusky point. Rare. Yorkshire, and near 
London. 
Tue OAK Hook Tip (D. hamula, SrerHENns) appears in oak 
woods in July. Wings of the male one inch one-fourth, female 
one inch one-third, and red ; first pair hooked-orange brown, Wit 
two yellow streaks anda twin point between ; second pair paler; 
in the female all the wings paler, Caterpillar feeds on the oaks 
Rather scarce. Kent, and near London. 
