192 CONSPECTUS OF MOTHS. 
marginal at the base, black patch; in the middle an oblique and 
black band, and towards the tip a small marginal black Spot; 
second pair ash grey. In hedges. Not abundant. 
THe BuAck Cioupep (A. aleela, Sreruens). Wings five- 
twelfths to half an inch; first pair white, strongly clouded with 
black. Occurs about hedges, Variable. Near London, 
Tue Brown Srreax (A. interruptella, SrerHENs). Wings 
five-twelfths of an inch; first pair pale, or rather ashy, witha 
broad brown band, reaching from the base to the tip. Very 
rare. Near London. 
Tue Tawny (A. fulvescens, Curtis). Wings five-twelfthe of 
an inch; first pair somewhat tawny, or pale yellowish, sprinkled 
with very minute brown dots or clouds; second pair dark lead. 
colour and glossy. 
Tue FAIntT-poTreD Brown (A. fuscescens, Curtis). Wings 
four lines and a half; first pair brownish-grey, darker at the base 
and posteriorly, with about three indistinct brown dots in the 
middle, 
THe Biack Sprorren Wuite (A. alternella, STEPHENS), 
Wings six lines one-half; first pair snowy-white, with one or 
two black spots at the base, then a rather oblique band, thena 
spot on the upper edge rather before the middle; then two oppo- 
site spots, one on the upper edge, the other on the thinner mar- 
gin, with anotherspot near the hinder margin before various deep 
black dots; second pair dusky, lead-coloured, and shining, 
with paler fringes. Very unfrequent, Near London. 
Tue Biack Srorrep Brimstone (A. angustella, STEPHENS), 
Wings five lines one-half to six lines; first pair of a bright 
sulphur yellow, spotted with deep black, and the upper edge 
faintly with deep black; the form of the spots variable. Rather 
rare near London. 
Toe Wuite-spoTtep BiAck (A. albimaculea, STEPHENS). 
Wings five lines one-half; first pair deep black, with an anterior 
white band, which does not quite reach the upper edge; a 
second band in the middle, which is slightly interrupted, and 
two somewhat opposite posterior white spots, one on the upper 
edge, and the other on the thinner margin. Perhaps a variety of 
the preceding, Very uncommon, Near London, 
Tue Four-srotrep (A. quadripuncta, SternEeNs). Wings 
half an inch; first pair narrow deep black, with an indistinct 
yellowish spot near the base, another conspicuous and wavy 
across in the middle, and two opposite dots towards the hinder 
margin, one of which is on the upper edge, and the other near 
the thinner edge ; second pair whitish, with the fringes darker. 
Very uncommon, Near London, 
LOPHONOTUS (SrTErHENs). 
Tue MinuTE Bunn ve (L, fasciculellus, SternEeNs). 
