CARADRININA [leucania 



1 . L. turca, L. 40-45 mm. Posterior tibiae in $ with very 

 deuse lai'gc tuft of dull reddish seales. Forewings brownish- 

 oehreous, suffuscdly strigulated with red- brown; first and 

 second lines dark fuscous ; reniform linear, whitish, edged 

 posteriorly with dark fuscous. Hindwings grey, more or less 

 tinged with dull crimson. 



Britain to the Clyde, local, in woods ; C. Europe ; 6, 7. 

 Larva ochreous-yellow, freckled with dark grey and purplish, 

 anteriorly purplish-suffused ; dorsal and subdorsal lines pale 

 ochrcous, subdorsal dark-edged ; a dorsal series of dark grey 

 marks ; head brown : on grasses ; 8-5. 



2. L. lithargyrea, Esp. 35-39 mm. Abdomen in $ beneath 

 with large basal tuft of black hairs. Forewings pale grcyish- 

 ochreous suffused with light reddish-ochrcous, with a few black 

 scales ; first and second lines indicated by scries of black dots ; 

 reniform curved-linear, obscurely whitish, lower end clear white. 

 Hindwings grey, terminally darker. 



Britain to Ross, Ireland, common ; Europe, Asia Minor, 

 Syria; 6, 7. Larva pinkish -ochreous; dorsal line white, 

 blackish-edged ; subdorsal whitish, edged above with dark 

 fuscous ; supraspiracular sometimes paler : on grasses ; 9-5. 



3. L. albipuncta, F. 29-34 mm. Abdomen in $ beneath 

 with large basal tuft of black hairs. Forewings greyish- 

 ochreous suffused with light brown-reddish, partly fuscous- 

 tinged, somewhat sprinkled with blackish ; first and second lines 

 faintly pale, internally grey-edged, second followed by indistinct 

 blackish dots; reniform forming a conspicuous clear white dot. 

 Hindwings light fuscous or whitish-fuscous, terminally darker. 



Kent to Devon, scarce, perhaps a recent immigrant; V,. and 

 S. Europe, Asia Minor; 8, 9. Larva pale greyish-ochrams, 

 brownish-freckled; dorsal line pale, brown -edged ; subdorsal 

 pale, edged above with blackish, below with brown ; lateral 

 pale ; spiracular whitish ; head ochreous, reticulated with 

 brown : on grasses ; 11-6. 



4. L. Loreyi, Dup. 37-39 mm. Abdomen in 3 beneath 

 with basal tuft of fuscous scales on each side. Forewings pale 

 brownish-ochreous, more whitish costally ; an indistinct median 

 dash of black scales from base, nearly reaching a black dot at § ; 

 reniform forming a clear white dot ; second line represented by 

 a series of black dots ; an oblique fuscous subapical suffusion. 

 Hindwings white. 



Sussex, a rare immigrant only; S. Europe, S. Asia, Africa, 

 S. America; 7 



