NOTODONTINA [tbphroolystis 



cular sometimes pale : on flowers of Compositae, Scabiosa, 

 Gentiana, etc. ; 8, 9. 



14. T. pulchellata, Stph. 20-22 mm. Abdomen with sub- 

 basal black-marked brownish band. Forewings pale brownish- 

 ochreous, with grey curved striae ; edge of basal patch blackish; 

 second and fifth fasciae reddish-ochreous-brown ; median band 

 dark grey, interrupted in middle with ochreous, edges black- 

 marked, whitish-edged, posterior obtusely angulatcd ; sub- 

 terminal line whitish, edges partly black -mai-ked ; a black 

 discal mark. Hindwings whitish-grey, with dark grey discal 

 dot and striae, praesubterminal ochreous. 



Britain to Sutherland, Ireland, common ; W. Europe ; 5, 6. 

 Larva green or pale greenish-ochreous ; dorsal, subdorsal, and 

 spiracular lines darker or purplish ; head brownish : on flowers 

 of Digitalis purpurea ; 7, 8. 



15. T. linariata, F. 17-20 mm. Differs from T. pulchellata 

 as follows : forewings with striae less waved, less distinct, 

 median band not interrupted with ochreous, posterior edge less 

 or not angulated ; hindwings with striae and subterminal line 

 less distinct. 



Britain to Aberdeen, E. Ireland, common (unfrequent in 

 Scotland) ; C. and SW. Europe ; 6, 7. Larva green ; sometimes 

 a dorsal series of reddish-brown marks ; subdorsal line some- 

 times yellowish : on flowers of Linaria vulgaris ; 8, 9. 



16. T. succenturiata, L. 21-22 mm. Thorax white, anterior 

 edge dark fuscous. Abdomen with base white. Forewings 

 grey ; first five fasciae separated by pairs of angulatcd whitish 

 striae ; sixth brown, with grey veins ; a large black discal dot ; 

 base of dorsum, and often disc posteriorly suffused with white. 

 Hindwings whitish-grey, with grey striae; a blackish-grey 

 discal dot ; termen brownish. 



Britain to Perth, rather common ; N. and C. Europe, W. 

 Asia; 7. Larva reddish-brown or olive-brown; dorsal line and 

 a series of spearhead-shaped blotches darker brown or blackish ; 

 subdorsal fuscous ; spiracular whitish : on Artemisia and 

 Achillea; 8, 9. 



17. T. castigata, lib. (jasioneata, Crewe) 18-21 mm. 

 Antcnnal cilia of <J f . Abdomen with lateral series of small 

 black spots. Forewings whitish - grey, sometimes ochrcous- 

 tinged, with obtusely angulated dark grey striae ; a black 

 discal dot. Hindwings as forewings, sometimes more whitish, 

 striae curved, less marked, discal dot blackish-grey. 



Britain to the Hebrides, Ireland, common ; 0. Europe, NW. 



