abraxas] SELIDOSEMIDAE 



rather dark fuscous. Forewings ochrcous-white ; markings dark 

 fuscous j a blotch along basal half of costa ; a median series of 

 three blotches, two upper often confluent, third often absent ; a 

 terminal fascia, excavated in middle. Hindwings as forewings, 

 but first blotch absent, median series small or absent. 



Britain to Ross, Ireland, common; N. and C. Europe, N. 

 Asia, Japan ; 5-7. Larva dull green, with black dots ; six dark 

 green lines; incisions yellowish; spiracular line bluish-white; 

 head purplish-marked : on Salix caprea ; 6, 8, 9. 



11. PSEUDOPANTHERA, Hb. 



Face usually rounded or prominent. Tongue developed. 

 Antennae in $ stout, flatly subdentate, shortly and evenly 

 ciliated. Palpi rough - scaled. 

 Thorax hairy beneath. Femora 

 glabrous ; posterior tibiae in S 

 sometimes dilated. Forewings in 

 cj without fovea ; 10 sometimes 

 out of 9, usually connected or anas- 

 tomosing with 9, 11 sometimes out 

 of 10 or anastomosing with 10. , . _ . ,. , . 



sometimes anastomosing with 11. 



Rather numerous in species, but principally European, though 

 with occasional representatives in other regions. 



1. Wings orange . • -4. macularia. 



„ not orange . . . .2. 



2. Forewings white or whitish . . .3. 



„ not whitish . . .5. 



3. Forewings with two dark costal spots . 2. bimaeulata. 



,, without such spots . . .4. 



4. Forewings with transverse markings . 1. punctata. 



,, without transverso markings . 9. lineata. 



5. Second line of forewings straight . . 8. petraria. 



H „ ,, sinuate, waved . . 6. 



6. First line of forewings angulated in middle 



7. hippocastanaria. 

 „ „ ,, not angulated . . 7. 



7. Discal spot of hindwings pale-centred . 5. obscuraria. 



„ „ ,, not pale-centred . 8. 



8. Subterminal line of forewings whitish . 6. obfuscaria. 



„ absent . 3. pictaria. 



1. P. punctata, F. (temerata, Hb.) 25-28 mm. Head white. 



Forewings white, sometimes sprinkled with black ; dorsal end 



