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transverse bar; the space behind the stigmata forming a large pale patch, bifid towards the posterior angle of 
the wing; the third striga is not so much curved as in some of the preceding species, consisting of a series of 
small pale arches edged with brown lines ; beyond this is a pale space, followed by the fourth striga, which is 
not so strongly angulated in the middle and edged with brown, and there is a marginal series of small dark 
conical dots. The hind wings are brown, with a slight pale bar across the middle. Numerous varieties occur 
in the strength of the markings. Amongst these varieties may be placed the 
Noctua leucostigma, Haworth. Wood, Ind. Ent. pl. 12, fig. 241, which agrees with the typical individuals 
“in almost every thing, except being much lighter coloured ; and in being fulvous, or subfulvous, or rusty-fulvous 
in every part where that is brown or black.” 
Noctua dentina, Fabr. Fore wings cinereous, brownish in the middle, with the ordinary stigmata and a bifid spot 
of ashy colour. There is also a distinct spot on the lower margin at the base and a waved striga of yellow colour. 
The caterpillar is a pale dirty brown, with the incisions rufescent and with dorsal and lateral lines and dots 
of black ; it feeds on the dandelion. The species is rather abundant and widely distributed. 
DESCRIPTION OF PLATE XXXIV. 
Insrots.—Fig. 1. Hadena Ochracea (the tawny sheers). 
Es Fig. 2. Hadena Lithorhiza (the early grey). 
se Fig. 3. Hadena Protea (the brindled green), 4. The Caterpillar. 
Re Fig. 5. Hadena Cucubali (the Campion moth). 6. The Caterpillar. 
as Fig. 7. Hadena Capsincola (the Lychnis moth). 8. The Caterpillar. 9 and 10. Caterpillar when young. 
se Fig. 11. Hadena Saponariz (the bordered gothic). 
Prants.—Fig. 12. Lychnis inflata (Inflated Catchfly). 
The whole of the moths figured in this plate are from specimens sent me by Mr. H. Doubleday, as also the larva of H. Capsincola. The 
larve of H. Cucubali and H. Protea are from Hiibner.—H. N. H. 
SPECIES 9.—HADENA OCHRACEA. Puate XXXIV., Fie. 1. 
Synonymes.—WVoctua ochracea, Haworth; Stephens, Ill. H. 2, pl. 23, fig. 3; Wood, Ind. Ent. pl. 12, fig. 242. 
Hadena peregrina 2 Ochsenheimer. 
This species also measures about 11 inch in the expanse of the fore wings, which, as well as the entire insect, 
are of a very pale clayish-buff colour, the fore wings varied with darker markings; towards the base are several 
dusky oblique lines separating the following space, which is paler than the base, and which is terminated by 
three deep scalloped lines indicating the second striga; the middle of the wing is darker and bears the three 
stigmata, the two ordinary ones being pale with the centres rather darker and the edges black, and the 
supplemental one formed of a brownish oblique patch edged with a blackish line; beyond the stigma is a much- 
curved row of small blackish arched lines succeeded by a subapical brownish shade, in which the fourth striga 
undulates, the middle of which is not so strongly angulated as usual, but is marked with several arrow-headed 
dark marks ; the hind wings are marked with a slight paler wave beyond the middle. 
Rare ; found near London, Brighton, and in Norfolk. It occurs in the winged state at the end of June. It 
was accidentally omitted in Mr. Doubleday’s list of Noctuide published in the Entomologist for October 1842. 
SPECIES 10.—HADENA LITHORHIZA. Puate XXXIV., Fre. 2. 
Noctua aureola, Esper. 
Noctua operosa, Hiibner; Haworth. 
Synonymes.— Noctua Lithorhiza, Borkhausen ; Curtis; Stephens ; 
Wood, Ind. Ent. pl. 12, fig. 243. 
This very distinct species measures rather more than 12 inch in the expanse of the fore wings, which are of a 


