CARADRININA [oaradrina 



in 6 ciliated. Forewings whitish-oohreous, finely sprinkled 

 with black, sometimes rosy- tinged ; second line represented 

 by a row of black dots. Hindwings whitish, sprinkled 

 with fuscous ; an indistinct postmedian series of fuscous 

 dots. 



Britain to the Shetlands, local; NC. Europe; 8-10. Larva 

 whitish -ochreous, pinkish-tinged; head light red - brown : in 

 stems of reed (Phragwdtei) ; 3-6. 



13. C. elymi, Tr. 33-35 mm. Antennae in $ ciliated. 

 Forewings whitish-ochreous, brownish-tinged ; veins sprinkled 

 with dark fuscous ; second line indicated by a double row of 

 ill-defined dark fuscous dots; cilia somewhat barred obscurely 

 with fuscous. Hindwings ochreous-white. 



Suffolk to Forfar, on coasts, local ; Denmark, N. Germany; 7. 

 Larva whitish-ochreous, pinkish-tinged ; head reddish-brown : 

 amongst stem-bases of Elymus arenarius ; 4, 5. 



14. C. fulva, Hb. 22-29 mm. Antennae in 3 ciliated. 

 Forewings greyish -ochreous or yellow -ochreous, more or less 

 sprinkled with reddish-fuscous, especially on veins; sometimes 

 two or three blackish dots indicating second line; cilia pale 

 greyish-rosy. Hindwings grey. 



Britain to Sutherland, Ireland, rather local ; C. Europe, 

 NW. Asia; 8, 9. Larva whitish-ochreous, pinkish-tinged; 

 subdorsal and spiracular lines brownish ; head and plate of 

 2 light brown : in lower part of stem of Carex palwlom ; 6, 7. 



15. C. musculosa, Hb. 30-33 mm. Antennae in <J ciliated. 

 Forewings pale whitish-ochreous, obscurely suffused longitudi- 

 nally with light ycllow-ochreous, the pale ground colour appear- 

 ing especially along fold and on a streak from disc to apex. 

 Hindwings brownish-whitish. 



Sussex, Lancashire (?), scarce, probably an occasional immi- 

 grant only ; SC. and S. Europe, Asia Minor; 7, 8. 



1G. C. phragmitidis, ///>. 31-34 mm. Antennae in $ 

 ciliated. Forewings whitish-ochreous, posteriorly tinged with 

 red-brownish ; cilia brown, tips darker. Hindwings light 

 fuscous. 



Kent to Cheshire and York, local ; NC. Europe, WC. Asia 

 to Turkestan; 6, 7. Larva whitish-ochreous; subdorsal line 

 broad, interrupted, purplish-f uscous ; lateral narrow, similar; 

 head black ; plate of 2 brown : in stems and on leaves of reed 

 (Phragmites) ; 9-6. Pupa on the ground. 



17. C. brevilinea, Venn. 29-33 mm. Antennae in $ ciliated. 

 Forewings brownish, dark-sprinkled, veins paler posteriorly; a 





