TOKTKIt'lNA | i'Iial.onja 



angulated in disc, cilia spotted with fusooua; hindwings grey, 

 towards base white strigulated with grey. 



Kent, Essex, local ; France ; 7. Larva in stems and roots 

 of Eryngivmi inaritimum ; 9-4. 



5. P. smeathmanniana, /■'. 14-18 mm. Forewiugs elongate, 

 costa slightly arched ; light ochreous-yellowj with several obsoure 

 pale submetallic striae ; slender antemedian and snbterminal 

 ferruginous fasciae, somewhat mixed with dark fuscous, parallel 

 to termen, widely interrupted beneath costa. Hindwings pale 

 grey, darker in 9 • 



Britain to Perth, local; N. and C. Europe, Asia Minor, N. 

 America; 6, 7. Larva brown-grey; head blackish-brown: in 

 Sower heads of Anlhi'iii/'x, Achillea, and Centawrea ; 9, 10. 



6. P. badiana, 11 h. 10-20 mm. Forcwings with costa 

 moderately arched ; pale ochrcous, with several obscure 

 shining whitish striae ; a dark brown spot along base of 

 costa ; a narrow dark brown antemedian fascia, angulated 

 above middle, interrupted below angle, abruptly dilated on 

 dorsum ; snbterminal fascia represented by dark brown spots 

 on costa and dorsum, and a very indistinct spot between them. 

 Hindwings rather dark grey. 



Britain to the Clyde, K. Ireland, rather common ; C. 

 Europe ; 7. Larva in stems and roots of Arctium lappa ; 

 9-4. 



7. P. cnicana, Dbld. 14-16 mm. Differs from P. badiana as 

 follows: forcwings with markings bright ferruginous- brown, 

 antemedian fascia less angulated, less distinctly interrupted, 

 not dilated on dorsum. 



Britain to the Shetlands, E. Ireland, common; C. Europe; 

 (!, 7. Larva in steins and roots of Carduux ; 9-4. 



8. P. tesserana, Tr. 10 -15 mm. Forcwings with costa 

 slightly arched; bright ferruginous; two quadrate ochreous- 

 yellowish spots on costa before and beyond middle ; some- 

 times two larger similar spots on dorsum alternating with 

 these; sometimes several leaden -metallic striae edging the 

 spots. Hindwings grey. 



Britain to Argyll, common ; 0. and S. Europe, WC. Asia to 

 N. Persia ; 6, 7. Larva in roots of Picris (and probably Hiera- 

 cium) ; 9-4. 



9. P. affinitana, Dgl. (cancellana, %.) 12-15 mm. Forc- 

 wings elongate, costa gently arched ; light brownish-ochreous, 

 submetallic, strigulated with fuscous; a slender straight 

 brownish antemedian fascia parallel to termen, interrupted 



