190 CONSPECTUS OF MOTHS. 
twelfths of an inch to two-thirds; first pair pale reddish, with 
very few ash-grey dots, and in the middle two or three darker 
evanescent indistinct contiguous dusky dots. 
Tue SMALL BLack-specKEeD Grey (A. dodecella, STEPHENS), 
Wings five lines one-half to six lines; first pair pale reddish, 
with small dots disposed along the disc in pairs ; then the upper, 
edge and the hinder margin finely dotted, or, as it were, sprinkled 
with brown. 
Tue Roven (A, aspera, Curtis) frequents hedges. Wings 
half an inch; first pair of a dull lead-colour, and almost 
smoke-black, with some scattered dots before the middle, andan 
imperfect bandlet towards the hinder margin, black and some. 
bt elevated, the margins more or less sprinkled or dotted with 
ack. 
THE Dotren Grey (A. Mouffettella, SrEPHENS) occurs in 
gardens. Wings six lines one-half to eight lines, with hoary 
lines or black dots. Variable. Very uncommon. Near London, 
Tue Dustep Back (A. nigra, Curtis) frequents gardens, 
Wings nine lines to nine lines one-half ; first pair narrow, longish, 
blunt, deep black, and slightly powdered with ash-grey or whitish; 
ponune pair black, with brownish fringes. Uncommon. Near 
ondon. 
THE WHITE SHOULDERED WOOLLEN (A. sarcitella, STEPHENS), 
Wings one-half to three-fourths of an inch, ashy-grey, clouded 
with black; the head, corselet, abdomen, legs, and all the lower 
part whitish, and glittering in the sunshine like metal ; antenne 
shorter; eyes black. Caterpillav found in garments, and makes 
rollers, in which it laps itself up in concealment. 
Tue Mivsy (A. lacteella, SrerHens). Near London. 
Hiipner’s (A. Hibneri, Curtis). Wings five lines one-half; 
first pair white or hoary, anteriorly clouded with black, with 
black clouds on the hinder part of the wing, which are more or 
less confluent. Notcommon. Near London, 
THE Domestic (A. domestica, Curtis). Common about houses. 
Wings five-twelfths of an inch to one-half, grey, with very large, 
longitudinal, deep black spots. Probably a peculiar species. 
Near London. 
Tur BrinpLep Brown (A. affinis, Curtis). Very similar to 
the last. Wings five lines; first pair brown, with deep Diack 
dots, or four lines disposed in longitudinal rows; towards the 
hinder margin a narrow whitish band. Probably a peculiar 
species. Near London, 
Tue GREATER BRINDLED Brown (A. diffinis, CuRTIS). Resem- 
bling the last, but larger and darker ; the wings six lines one 
half; the first pair blackish, and slightly powdered with ash- 
grey. Very uncommon, Near London. 
Tur Licnut BRiInDLED Brown (A. contigua, Curtis). Wings 
half an inch; first pair ashy-black, whitish towards the bast, 
and with a white slender band across, near the hinder margiD 
Near London, 
