178 CONSPECTUS OF MOTHS. 
September about hedges. Wings two-thirds of an inch; first 
pair ash-coloured, or hoary white, with.an abrupt or three-cor- 
nered band at the base, and a very broad one rather behind the 
middle, of adarker brown ; the latter extends to the hinder mar. 
gin, the hinder margin is ashy-white; second pair pale brown. 
ish.” Near London, 
Tue LEAD Cotoursrp (P. plumbosana,Curtis). “ Wings two- 
thirds to three-fourths of an inch; first pair of a reddish lead 
colour, with the upper edge darker at the base, with elevated 
punctules; some minute, rather darker, scattered dots on the 
dise ; and in certain positions three dots, standing near to each 
other, and disposed in form of a triangle, in the middle of the 
thicker margin: second pair sometimes whitish, sometimes pale 
brownish. Not common.” Near London. 
Tue Boscan (P. Boscana, Curtis). “ Wings two-thirds of an 
inch; first pair retuse, whitish, with some brownish-red scat. 
tered dots; a patch at the base of the upper edge, and another 
smaller and opposite on the inner margin; three other some. 
what confluent patches rather behind the middle of the thicker 
margin, and disposed in form of a triangle; second pair pale 
brownish, with all the fringes brownish. Very uncommon,” 
Near London. 
Tue TRIGONIAN (P, Trigonana, SteeHEeNns). Near London, 
THE SCHALLERIAN (P. Schalleriana, Srepnens) “ appears the 
end of August in woods. Wings seven-twelfths to three-fourths 
of an inch, all whitish, with a blunt three cornered red patch in 
the middle of the upper edge of the first pair. 
Tue Rep TRIANGLE (P. rufana, SrePpHEns) “ appears the end 
of August on hedges. Wings seven-twelfths to two-thirds of an 
inch, rust-red, with a black triangular patch in the middle of the 
outermargin. Differs from the precedingin colour only. Very 
uncommon.” 
THE SIDE Spor TRIANGLE (P, costimaculana, STEPHENS). 
Tue Locian (P. Logiana, StepHEeNns). Very rare. Near 
London. 
THe Waite SHOULDERED (P. asperana, STEPHENS) Bee 
the beginning of August. Wings seven-twelfths to two-thirds of 
aninch; first pair anteriorly white, and posteriorly black. Com- 
mon on hedges.” Near London. 
THE Common Rouen WinG(P. variegana, STEPHENS) “appears 
the end of July. Wings seven-twelfths of an inch to two-thirds; 
first pair half ash-coloured, and posteriorly varied with black 
and red, with a dark cluster of elevated dark-shaped spots in the 
middle.” Near London. 
Tur Crestep Burr (P. borana, StEPHENS) “appears the end 
of July, on hedges. Very similar to the preceding, of which it 
is, perhaps, merely a variety. Wings seven-twelfths of a line te 
two-thirds; first pair pale yellow, with a black high-crested 
