




130 BRITISH MOTHS 
SPECIES 12.—GRAPHIPHORA TRIANGULUM. Puare XXVL,, Fic. 5. 
Synonymes. — Phalena triangulum, UHufnagle; Treitschke ; Noctua sigma, Hiibner ; Haworth ; Esper; Borkhausen; Ernst ; 
Stephens; Boisduval ; Wood, Ind. Ent., pl. 10, fig. 162. Donovan, vol. 16, pl. 562. 
Phalena ditrapezium, Wien. Verz. 
This species measures nearly 12 inch in the expanse of the fore wings, which are of a pale shining brown 
colour, tinged slightly with pinkish ; at the base of these wings is a black patch (towards the posterior margin of the 
wings), through which runs a very slender pale line, which also appears on the costa, which is also marked by a 
black dot; at a short distance from this runs a pale slender oblique line, slenderly edged with dusky, followed in 
the principal area of the wing by a large black patch (the base of which is extended to the costa), and within 
which is the basal stigma opened towards the costa; behind this dark patch the wing is dusky ; and beyond the 
second stigma, which is concolorous with the rest of the wing, is a pale arched striga, edged by slender blackish 
lunules, forming dots on the veins; a similar row of dots runs parallel with the extremity of the wing, 
terminating in a small black blotch on the costa. The hind wings are pale brown, as are also the head and front 
crest of the thorax. The caterpillar is figured by Hiibner, under the name of N. sigma, and is of a reddish ashy 
grey colour, with a brighter red line on each side, and a black dorsal line, each ring being marked with two 
dusky streaks at the sides. This species is far from rare, and is very widely distributed over the greater part of 
the country. 

SPECIES 13.—GRAPHIPHORA DEPUNCTA. Pratt XXVI., Fie. 14. 
Synonymes.—Phalena (Noct.) depuncta, Linnexus ; Ochs. ; Treitschke. 
Noctua mendosa, Hiibner, Noctua, figs. 120 and 502. 
We have much pleasure in giving a figure of this species, which, although mentioned as British by Mr. 
Haworth, in his Prodromus, was not included in his Lepidoptera Britannica ; and, as Mr. Stephens had never 
seen a British specimen, its claim to be considered asa native insect was exceedingly questionable. We are 
indebted to Mr. T. Reeves, Junior, of Carlisle, for an opportunity of describing and figuring his unique specimen, 
captured near that city, and which is in beautiful preservation. The fore wings measure nearly 12 inch in 
expanse, and the general colour of the insect is a rather bright buff-coloured pale brown, shaded with darker 
brown ; close to the base of the fore wings are two black dots, followed at a short distance by a black transverse 
row of three spots, the middle one being triangular, and joing the anterior stigma, which is concolorous and 
margined with a slender pale circle; the space between the two stigmata is very short, and occupied by a 
triangular patch of brown, extending towards the costa; the outer stigma is large and reniform, being 
posteriorly brown ; then follows a very delicate pale curved striga, succeeded by a curved row of black dots, 
and a reddish brown irregular striga, with a row of marginal dots at the base of the cilia. The hind wings are 
rather dark brown. The caterpillar, figured by Hiibner, is violet-coloured, with a brown head. with two yellow 
dorsal lines and a whitish lateral streak. 

SPECIES 14.—GRAPHIPHORA BAJA. Puarr XXV., Fie. 8, 9. 
Synonymes.— Noctua baja, Wien. Verz. ; Hiibner ; Haworth ; Stephens; Wood, Ind. Ent. 
» plate 10, fig. 163 ; Boisduval, Ind. 
Meth. (Noctua b., p. 106). 
Noctua tricomma, Esper. 
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This species varies from 11 to 12 inch in the expansion of the fore wings, which are of a grey, or brownish 
grey-coloured, somewhat clouded, and obsoletely strigated, with several rows of dusky dots, or slightly distin- 
guishable lunules; the stigmata are not very distinct, the anterior having a pale circle, edged slightly with 

