btilbia] CARADR1NIDAE 



Asiatic species, differs from all others of the family in the 

 structure of vein 8 of the hindvvings, but must be regarded as 

 an abnormal development, probably correlated with Caradrina. 

 Tmago with rather slender body, wings relatively large. 



1. S. anomala, Jlw. 28-35 mm. Forewings grey, towards 

 costa suffused with rather dark fuscous ; first and second lines 

 dark fuscous, rather dentate ; orbicular and reniform edged 

 with whitish and outlined with dark fuscous, orbicular elongate 

 and oblique; subterminal line pale, suft'usedly darker-edged, 

 often indistinct. Hindwings fuscous-whitish, posteriorly irro- 

 rated with fuscous. 



Britain to the Orkneys, Ireland, local; France, Germany; 

 8, 9. Larva green or pale brown ; dorsal and subdorsal lines 

 white or yellowish, dark-edged ; spiracular whitish, grey-edged 

 above ; head brown or greenish, freckled with dark brown : on 

 grasses; 9-3. 



34. Actinotia, Hb. 



Head rough-scaled ; eyes glabrous. Antennae in $ ciliated. 

 Thorax with anterior and posterior crests. Abdomen crested 

 towards base. Middle and posterior tibiae spiuose. 



A small genus, but very generally distributed except in 

 New Zealand. 



1. A. polyodon, CI. {perspicil/aria, L.) 29-33 mm. Fore- 

 wings yellow-brownish ; a fuscous-purplish costal suffusion to 

 f ; a blackish median streak from base to near middle, above 

 which is a whitish-ochrcous suffusion ; reniform large, edges 

 and a central line whitish-ochrcous, preceded and followed by 

 deep ferruginous marks; a whitish -ochreous suffusion from 

 middle of reniform to apex ; subterminal line whitish-ochrcous, 

 two teeth below apex and two in middle reaching into cilia ; 

 some black -brown terminal wedges. Hindwings whitish- 

 fuscous ; discal spot and broad terminal band fuscous. 



Kent, Norfolk, probably a scarce immigrant; N. and C. 

 Europe, N. Asia; 5. Larva reddish-brown, darker-dotted; 

 dorsal line narrow, yellow ; subdorsal series of oblique brown 

 marks ; spiracular yellow, dark - edged ; head brown : on 

 Hypericum ; 7, 8. 



35. Hadena, Schrk. 



Head rough-scaled ; eyes glabrous. Antennae in $ ciliated, 

 seldom bipectinatcd with apex filiform. Thorax with anterior 

 and posterior crests. Abdomen more or less strongly crested. 



