168 CONSPECTUS OF MOTHS. 
Tae Optus MARBLE (Ph, Asseclana, Curtis). ‘Wings five 
lines and a half, obtuse, whitish, posteriorly brown, with a some. 
what silvery eye-like patch; all the margin ash-coloured, the 
tip with a round pitchy spot. Unfrequent.” Near London, 
THE MiITTERBACHIAN (Ph. Mitterbacheriana) “ appears in 
Summer, on hedges. Wings six lines and a half to seven lines, 
brick-red, clouded, with whitish streaks on the upper edge, and 
arectangular band. Very abundant.” Near London, 
SEMASIA (SrerueEns). 
Tuk Copuine (L. Pomonella, Srepuens) “ appears the middle 
of June, common in gardens. Wings three-fourths of an inch ; 
first pair brownish ash, with dark and very indistinct streaks, 
and a large somewhat blind eyelet towards the hinder margin, 
nearly at the anal angle, having a brighter iris, and being of a 
golden-red ; second pair black, darker at the tip.’”” Near London, 
Tae SpLenpip Copiina (S. Splendana, Srernens). Near 
London. 
THE SmMoxy MArszE (S. grossana, SreenEns). “Wings eight 
lines and a-half, smoky-ash, with an oblique ashy-white band in 
the middle, before the black obscure blotch at the posterior 
angle; second pair with brown fringes. Very uncommon.” 
Near London. 
THE WepeERIAN (S. Weberiana, SteruEns) “ appears insum- 
mer, about hedges and gardens. Wings six lines one-half to 
eight lines; first pair very beautiful, obliquely streaked with 
golden, silvery, and tawny, with a somewhat eye-like patch at 
the posterior angle, indistinctly bordered with golden, and 
marked with lines instead of a pupil, with the fringes gold- 
coloured in certain positions; second pair pitch-black. Com- 
mon.” Near London, 
Tue RugeEpiAn (S. Rheediella, Sreeuens). ‘Wings half an 
inch; first pair from the base behind the middle semi-brown, 
posteriorly with four different gold-coloured streaks 3 second pair 
dusky, posteriorly yellowish. Far from common.” Near London, 
Tae Liout Strivep Enos (S.lanceolana, STEPHENS) “appears 
in spring. Wings one-half to seven-twelfths of an inch, pale 
ash-coloured, with the upper edge streaked with white and yel- 
low, with a somewhat eye-like silvery patch towards the hinder 
margin. Common.” Near London. 
THe YELLOW Srripep Epoe (S. Hypericana, Srernens). 
“Wings half an inch, tawny-yellow, with darker and paler 
streaks on the upper edge, and a somewhat eye-like patch 
towards the posterior angle; second pair darker. Very unfre- 
quent.’”’ Near London, 
THE Beaurtirun Crescent (S. perlepidana, STEPHENS) “ ap- 
pears in spring, on hedges. Wings five lines one-half; first pair 
varied with yellow and brown, the upper edge prettily streaked 
