NOTODONTINA [tephroclystis 



orange -reddish or oehreous-green j dorsal line fuscous, often 

 nearly obsolete ; subdorsal fuscous ; spiracular yellow : oil 

 Finns abies ; 6, 7. 



30. T. abbreviata, Stph. 21-23 mm. Abdomen in <J with 

 black lateral streak. Forewings rather elongate, greyish - 

 ochreous, with bent rather dark fuscous striae ; veins partially 

 marked with black, especially towards posterior edge of median 

 band ; all fasciae somewhat suffused with fuscous ; a linear black 

 discal mark, partially whitish-edged. Hindwings grey, with 

 darker striae and faint discal dot ; a darker dorsal subbasal 

 spot. 



England, Ireland, common ; WO. Europe ; 4, 5. Larva 

 slender, pale ochreous-brown ; dorsal line brown, double, with a 

 series of reddish-brown V-shaped marks ; spiracular formed of 

 pale waved lines : on oak ; 6, 7. 



31. T. dodoneata, Gn. 17-19 mm. Abdomen in (J with black 

 lateral streak. Forewings rather elongate, brownish-ochreous, 

 mixed in disc with whitish, with bent rather dark fuscous striae; 

 veins partially black-marked, especially towards edges of median 

 band ; a transverse black discal mark, partially whitish-edged. 

 Hindwings whitish-grey, with dark grey striae and discal dot. 



England to York, N. Ireland, local ; WC. Europe ; 4, 5. 

 Larva ochreous -reddish, orange-reddish, or pale yellow-green, 

 white-dotted; dorsal line fuscous, red-brown, or blackish, some- 

 times with a series of arrowhead -shaped blotches; subdorsal 

 brownish; lateral line or series of oblique marks yellowish ; 

 spiracular greenish-yellow, sometimes fuscous-marked : on oak 

 and hawthorn ; 6-8. 



32. T. exiguata, HI. 19-22 mm. Abdomen in <J with black 

 lateral streak. Forewings rather elongate, light grey, whitish- 

 mixed, with obtusely angulated rather dark fuscous striae ; 

 veins partially black-marked, especially towards posterior edge 

 of median band ; fifth and sixth fasciae interrupted above and 

 below middle ; a suboval black discal spot. Hindwings grey- 

 whitish, with indistinct grey striae ; a dark grey discal dot and 

 dorsal subbasal spot. 



Britain to the Clyde, Ireland, common ; C. Europe ; 5, 6. 

 Larva slender, dull green ; dorsal line purplish-red, double, on 

 5-8 with a reddish U-shaped mark filled with ochreous ; spira- 

 cular dark purplish-red ; incisions yellowish : on hawthorn, ash, 

 Salix, etc. ; 8-10. 



33. T. irriguata, Hb. 18-21 mm. Abdomen with black 

 lateral spots and subbasal band. Forewings elongate, ochreous- 



