harmoma] CARAD1UNIDAE 77 



5. Termen of forewings dark-marked . . 6. 



„ „ not dark-marked . 4. irregularis. 



6. Claviform suffusedly whitish . .6. luteago. 



„ not whitish . . . .7. 



7. Orbicular and reniform touching beneath 9. cucubali. 



,, „ not touching . . 8. 



8. Orbicular oblique-oval . . .8. capsincola. 



„ roundish . . .7. carpophaga, 



1. H. nana, Rott. (conspersa, Esp.) 31-36 mm. Forewings 

 fuscous, purplish-tinged, with suffused white basal, apical, and 

 two dorsal blotches ; subbasal, first, and second lines edged with 

 black ; orbicular and a confluent blotch below it white, outlined 

 with black, reniform edged with white and outlined with black, 

 space between them white or yellowish ; subtcrminal line white, 

 blackish-edged. Hindwings light fuscous, darker posteriorly. 



Britain to the Shetlands, N. and E. Ireland, local, commoner 

 northwards; Europe, Asia Minor, N. Asia; 6-7. Larva pale 

 brownish-oehreous ; dorsal line pale, traversing a series of dark 

 V-shaped marks ; two lateral pale brownish lines ; spiracular 

 whitish ; spiracles pink ; head pale brownish, with four dark 

 streaks ; in seed-capsules of Lychnis and Sil.ene ; 7-9. 



2. H. albimacula, JUL 32-35 mm. Forewings yellowish- 

 brown ; subbasal lino white, black-edged, preceded by a white 

 spot ; first and second lines black, externally finely white-edged ; 

 orbicular white, browji-ccntred, outlined with black, placed in 

 a white blotch extending from costa to below middle ; reniform 

 partly white-edged, outlined with black ; subtcrminal line fine, 

 whitish, interrupted, black-edged anteriorly. Hindwings light 

 fuscous, darker posteriorly. 



Kent, Hants, Devon, scarce, perhaps not constantly resident ; 

 Europe, NW. and WC. Asia; 6. Larva pale brownish- 

 oehreous ; dorsal lino fine, obscurely pale, traversing a scries of 

 blackish spots connected with indistinct V-shaped marks ; supra- 

 spiracular waved, fuscous, indistinct ; head brown-streaked : in 

 seed-capsules of Sil.ene nutans ; 7, 8. 



3. H. compta, F. 29-31 mm. Forewings fuscous, purplish- 

 tinged ; subbasal line white, black-edged, preceded by a white 

 spot, a ferruginous median dash beyond it ; first and second lines 

 lilackish-edgcd, extremities white ; spots outlined with black, 

 orbicular white, reniform white-edged ; lower half of median 

 area wholly white except roundish claviform; subtermiual 

 whitish, interrupted, edged with blackish spots. Hindwings 

 light fuscous, darker posteriorly. 



