CONSPECTUS OF MOTHS. 167 
Tur BripGE (A. uncana, Sternens). “ Wings two-thirds of an 
inch; first pair tailed, brown, with the upper edge streaked pos- 
teriorly with white, and the tip longish, acute, and rather re- 
curved; in the middle of the thinner margin, an arch, or large 
hemispherical patch, ash-coloured, and a second at the posterior 
angle almost confluent with the former; second pair pale dusky. 
Uncommon.’ Near London. 
Tne DousLe Ancu (A, biarcuana, SteruENs). Very rare. 
PHOXOPTERIS (TREITSCHEE). 
Tur HooKep MarsueE (Ph. harpana, Curtis). “ Wings two- 
thirds of an inch, somewhat acutely tailed, white, slightly clouded 
with black, with the back half black and half ash-coloured. 
Uncommon in hedges.” Near London. 
Tus BEAUTIFUL MARBLE (Ph. nigromaculana, Curtis). ‘Wings 
half an inch; first pair snow-white, ashy at the tips, with 
yarious minute black dots on the upper edge, a small black patch 
before, and another behind the middle; two large black patches 
on the inner margin, the first angular before the middle, and, as 
it were, two-fold, the other larger and almost at the posterior 
angle acutely conical; second pair deep brown. Very uncom- 
mon.”’ Near London. 
Tue SNow SHorr-cLoaK (Ph. nevana, Curtis). Near Lon- 
don. ; 
Tux Wuire Suort-cLoAK (Ph. sociana, Curtis). ‘* Wings 
seven-twelfths of an inch, with white and black bands, the tip itself 
brown, with a round spot, the forehead and tips of the palpi 
snowy-white. Frequentsshrubberies. Unfrequent.’”? Near London. 
Tur MarBiep Suort-cLoaK (Ph. incarnana, Curtis) ‘ap- 
pearsin September, on heaths. Wings five lines one-half, varie- 
gated with white, black, and ashy, with a distinct black spot 
towards the hinder margin, before a small waved ashy blotch.” 
Tur PAyKuLLIAN (Ph. Paykulliana, Curtis) “appears the 
end of March. Wings half an inch, hoary-white, clouded 
with ash-eolour, black at the base, with a very slender black 
cross line or blotch on the hinder part of the wings towards the 
tip. Rare. Darenth Wood,” 
Taz DousLe Crescent (Ph. sesquilunana, Curtis). * Wings 
half an inch; white, clouded, and with black lines, with a 
brown spot at the tip, common black crescent, and another 
brown; second pair dusky. Common on beech,” Near London. 
Tur Reruse MARBLE (Ph. subocellana, Curtis) ‘appears the 
beginning of July, about hedges. Wings five inches and a half; 
retuse, whitish, ashy at the base, posteriorly with a lead-coloured 
patch, girdled with black, in an ashy band, the upper edge 
black, obliquely lineated, tip with a brown spot edged with 
eae second pair dusky, with the fringes silky whitish.”” Near 
ondon, 
