188 CONSPECTUS OF MOTHS. 
spicuous large white spot in the middle, beneath a large, round. 
ish, conspicuous black one. Uncommon,”’ Near London, 
Tue Rep Lerrer (D. ocellana, StseHENS) “ appears in spring, 
Wings nine lines one-half; first pair ashy-coloured, with a cen. 
tral, oblong, blood-red blotch, in the hinder part of which isa 
small white dot, the hinder margin dotted with black; second 
pair whitish. Very rare. Near Chelsea.” 
Tue BrinpiEp Straw (D. gilvella, Srernens). “ Win, 
nine lines to nine lines one-half, reddish-white, with a black 
patch, and spots in the middle of the same colour. Variable,’ 
Near London, . s 
Tue Diney Straw (D. costana, HAwortu. “ Wings two. 
thirds of an inch, red, with a large, oblong, brown patch in the 
centre, reaching to the upper edge, with the fringes rosy, Un- 
frequent. Near London.” 
THE SPRINKLED Straw (D. irrorella, SrerHENS). Near 
London. 
THE THistLeE StrAw (D. carduella, SrEPHENS). 
Tue PowpERED Srraw (D. atomella, Sreruuns). “ Wings 
eight lines one-half; first pair reddish, with numerous minute 
black and rosy scattered dots; second pair white. Uncommon, 
Near London.” 
Tur SPARMANNIAN StRAwW (D. Sparmanniana, SvEerHENs) 
“frequents meadows; body pale. Wings nine lines one-half, 
flat and all pale; first pair rather darker, with two small distinct 
unapproximating black dots on the dise; the hinder margin 
dotted with black ; second pair without spots.” Near London, 
Tux Sporiess STRAW (D. immaculana, StEPHENS). 
Year«s’s Straw (D. Yatesana, Sternens). ‘“ Wings eight 
lines one-half, first pair grey, with a black central patch, and two 
black dots, obliquely placed, and approximating; four or five 
black spots on the hinder margin; body ash-grey; antenne 
black. Uncommon. Near London.” 
AustraMer’s Straw (D. Alstremeriana, STEPHENS) “A)- 
pears in spring, and towards the end of August, Wings two- 
thirds of an inch, whitish; first pair in the middle, towards the 
side margin, with a brown patch iron brown on the inner edge}; 
at the hinder margin with black furrow-like streaks, and the 
margin itself dotted with black ; second pair ashy-white ; beneath 
dull whitish, Common about hedges. Near London.” 
Tur Lesser Purrie (D. purpurea, Curtis) * appears in 
Seine. Wings half an inch; first pair purplish-red, with 
the upper edge brownish, thickly sprinkled with rose-red, and 
having a large brown patch in the middle, indistinctly marbled 
on both sides with pale; second pair brown, Not common 
Near London.” 
ANACAMPSIS (Curtis). 
Tue Junrrer (A. Juniperella, SreruENns) “ frequents poplars: 
