oaradrtva] CARADRINIDAE 



black median basal dash, seldom obsolete ; first and second 

 lines represented by series of black dots. Hindwings light 

 fuscous, darker posteriorly ; sometimes a postmedian series of 

 obscure blackish dots. 



Norfolk, in fens, very local ; not recorded elsewhere ; 7, 8. 

 Larva pale ochreous, brown-freckled; dorsal, subdorsal, and 

 spiracular lines orange edged with pale yellow ; head light 

 brown : on reed (Phragmites) ; 5, 6. When young, the larva 

 feeds within the stems. 



18. C. Hellmanni, Ev. 25-29 mm. Antennae in $ ciliated. 

 Forewings pale ochreous, more or less irrorated or stiffuscd 

 with light reddish-fuscous ; veins irrorated with whitish and 

 dark fuscous ; an indistinct fuscous spot indicating lower 

 extremity of reniform ; second line indicated by a series of 

 indistinct dark dots ; cilia fuscous. Hindwings light fuscous, 

 somewhat whitish-suffused anteriorly. 



Suffolk to Lincoln, in fens, local ; NO. Europe, N\V. Asia ; 

 G. Larva in stems of reed (Phragmites) ; 5. 



1 9. C. concolor, Gn. (? extrema, Hb.) 25-27 mm. Antennae 

 in 3 ciliated. Forewings pale whitish-ochreous, sprinkled with 

 pale groyish-oehreous ; second line represented by a series of 

 blackish dots, sometimes nearly obsolete. Hindwings whitish- 

 grey or pale grey. 



Cambridge, in fens, local; Germany to Hungary; G. 



20. C. Morrisii, Dale (Bondii, Knaggs) 29-32 mm. Antennae 

 in $ ciliated. Forewings ochreous-whitish ; second line repre- 

 sented by a series of blackish dots. Hindwings dark fuscous 

 mixed with whitish except terminally ; a darker postmedian 

 line ; cilia whitish. 



Kent to Devon, on coasts, local; Germany, Greece; 6, 7. 

 Larva on Festuca arundinacea ; 8. 



21. C. arcuosa, Hw. 20-25 mm. Antennae in $ ciliated. 

 Forewings pale ochreous, more or less brown-sprinkled ; median 

 area sometimes brown, especially on lower half ; first and second 

 lines sometimes partly whitish, usually represented only by 

 series of black dots ; subterminal line brownish-edged. Hind- 

 wings dark grey. 



Britain to Caledonian Canal, N. and E. Ireland, common ; 

 C. Europe j 7. Larva whitish-ochreous, sometimes pinkish- 

 tinged, transversely barred with darker or brownish; dorsal 

 and subdorsal lines paler; head brown ; plate of 2 pale brown : 

 amongst stem-bases of Aira caezpitosa ; 4, 5. 



22. C. palustris, Jib. 27-34 mm. Antennae in <$ ciliated. 



