CARAD11ININA [iiadena 



Britain to the Shetlands, Ireland, common ; C. and S. 

 Europe, Asia Minor, N. Africa; 5, 6, 9, 10. Larva green or 

 brown, whitish-dotted ; dorsal line whitish, interrupted ; spira- 

 cular pale or whitish ; head pale green or ochreous, brown- 

 speckled : on Senecio, Rwnex, Viola, etc.; 7, 8, 10-3. In repose 

 the wings are folded longitudinally in a peculiar manner, as 

 though crumpled. 



2. H. lucipara, L. 29-32 mm. Forewings brown suffused 

 with rosy-purplish ; basal area much mixed with dark fuscous, 

 median area wholly dark fuscous ; subbasaJ, first, and second lines 

 partly black-edged; spots partly outlined with black, orbicular 

 dark slaty-fuscous, reniform whitish-ochreous ; a dark fuscous 

 terminal suffusion, enclosing obscurely pale subterminal line ; 

 cilia waved. Hindwings fuscous, paler anteriorly ; postmediun 

 and subterminal whitish-ochroouslines indicated towards dorsum. 



Britain to the Orkneys, Ireland, common; N. and C. 

 Europe, Asia Minor, N. Asia, N. America ; 6, 7. Larva green 

 or reddish-brown ; dorsal series of indistinct darker V-shaped 

 markings; dorsal and subdorsal lines obscurely pale or whitish, 

 somewhat interrupted ; spiracular more distinct, almost white ; 

 12 with two conspicuous white dots; head pale green or 

 ochreous : on ferns, birch, Plantago, etc. ; 7-9. 



3. H. flammea, JEsp. (empyrea, Hb.) 44-48 mm. Forewings 

 with termen waved ; rather dark fuscous, purplish-tinged ; 

 dorsum narrowly whitish-oclncous ; an elongate subdorsal 

 blackish mark near base ; first and second lines indistinctly 

 dark -edged; spots blackish-outlined, claviform broad, wholly 

 black-brown, reniform whitish-ochreous, preceded and followed 

 by black-brown spots, lower end projecting anteriorly ; subter- 

 minal line pale, ending in a light apical spot. Hindwings 

 fuscous ; a darker discal spot. 



Sussex, local ; France, S. Europe ; 9, 10. Larva greenish- 

 brown, with numerous waved dark brown or blackish lines ; 

 dorsal series of darker brown diamonds; spots whitish; head 

 and plate of 2 dark brown : on Ranunculus, Liguslrum, ash, 

 etc.; 12-5. 



4. H. atriplicis, L. 38-48 mm. Forewings greenish-fuscous, 

 basal area mixed with green ; first and second lines broad, 

 fuscous, internally black-edged; orbicular and large reniform 

 greener, partly pale-edged ; claviform posteriorly black-edged, 

 followed by an oblique oblong whitish-ochreous spot; subter- 

 minal line irregular, greenish-whitish, more or less preceded by 

 green suffusion. Hindwings fuscous, lighter anteriorly. 



