194 CONSPECTUS OF MOTHS. 
two-thirds of an inch, conyolute around the body, narrow, brick. 
red, each with a white longitudinal line running from the base 
to the middle; second pair dusky; legs all the length of its 
body, and palpi white. Found in gardens. Near London. 
Tar Waite Borverep (M. marginella, SrernENs) appears 
in summer, on juniper trees. Wings seven-twelfths of an inch; 
first pair brown, shining, with the inner and outer margin snow. 
white; second pair of a whitish colour, and without spots; 
palpi clumsy, forked, internally snow-white, and externally 
brown,” Near London, 
Tur Licnr Srreax (M. bicostella, Stevens) appearsin 
summer, on chalky hills, Palpi long and brown; antenne 
shorter than the length of half the body. Wings nine lines and 
a half, whitish, with a rather broad, longitudinal, dusky line at 
the outer margin, the margin parallel to the line snowy-white, 
two or three very minute black dots near the brown line on the 
dise. Near London. 
Tur Awnep (M. aristella, StgeHENS). Doubtful as British, 
THe Diney Srreax (M. palpella, Srepuens). Wings six 
lines and a half; first pair brown, with a tinge of golden, with 
very minute gold-coloured specks, an indistinct black twin-spot 
before, and a second rather larger behind, the middle; second 
pair with their fringes deep black; two palpi large, hairy, com- 
pressed, and club-shaped. Very rare. Near London. 
ENICOSTOMA (Srepruens). 
TuunBere’s (#. Thunbergana, Srepuens) frequents gardens. 
Wings three-fourths of an inch, obscure, ash-grey, glossy in a 
very slight degree, with four deep black spots approximating in 
pairs, and banded; all the body brown, spotless. Not common, 
Near London. 
Grorrroy’s (E. Geoffroyella, Srzeuens) frequents bushes. 
Wings nine lines and a half to ten lines, yellowish, with silver 
streaks, and two marginal sulphur-yellow spots; antenne 
slender, downy, and of the middle size; palpi very large, with 
the first joint longish, hairy, thick, and the last brown, recurved, 
white. Common. Near London, 
DASYCERA, 
Oxivier’s (D. Oliviella, Srepnuens). Wings seven-twelfths 
of an inch to two-thirds; first pair deep black, sprinkled with 
very numerous gold-coloured dots, and having a large yellow 
patch at the base, and a broad central band of the same tint, be- 
hind the patch and band is an indistinct silvery streak; second 
pair deep black, with the upper edge whitish at the base; an- 
tennz black, white before the tip; head deep black, and silvery 
bright; palpi large, recurved, yellow; corselet deep black, with 
yellow. Common on hedges, near London. 
Tur Primrose YELLow (D. sulphurella, SreruENs). Wings 
six lines and a half to seven lines and a half, brownish golden, 
