PYRALIDID^. 31 



The larva feeds on Stachys sylvatica, Teucrium sco- 

 rodonia, Lychnis, marjoram, elder, Veronica officinalis, 

 &c. Larva : head opaline ; back and sides deep trans- 

 parent green ; subdorsal strijjes broad, white ; legs and 

 abdominal surface paler than the back. Pupates between 

 leaves spun together. 



This larva is distinguishable from lutealis by the dis- 

 tinct black spot on each side of the second segment. 



E. M. M. xvi. 209. 



Scopula ferrugalis, Hh. 



(Plate 4. fig. 1.) 



Loc. Scotland (South-west), Ardrossan, Plymouth, 

 Exeter, Barnstaple, Dartmouth, Bristol, Chester, Col- 

 chester, Hastings, Suffolk, Rock Ferry, Bidston, Har- 

 rowgate, Scarborough, Norwich, Merton, Cavvston, 

 Scilly Isles, Isle of Wight, Heme Bay, Folkestone, 

 Dublin, Pembroke. 



This comrnon species occurs in August, September, 

 and October, plentifully at ivy-bloom. 



The larva feeds on Eupatorium cannabinum (hemp- 

 agrimony), Stachys palustris, strawberry, &e., between 

 leaves spun together. It pupates in October. 



Larva: head pale drab, freckled with brown; dorsal 

 stripe dark green, bounded on each side by a broad 

 creamy wliite strijic, commencing from the thoracic 

 segments, narrowing towards the extremities; this stripe 

 is followed alternately by green and white stripes ; legs 

 pale green ; on each side of tiie second segment are two 

 velvety black spots. E. M. M. xiv. 200. 



