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with the margins dark ; the third striga is white, bordered by the strongly-dentated dark bar, which extends, of 
a less intense colour, to the apex of the wing, the subapical striga being almost obsolete; the cilia is spotted 
with dusky shade ; the hind wings are pale, with the veins suffused with dusky shade, forming an interrupted 
margin. Varieties occur in which the ordinary strigee are much more distinct and brown, forming broad patches 
on the wing ; the subapical striga very irregularly waved, and succeeded by a dusky cloud reaching to the tip 
of the wing; the inner margin at the base of the third striga being marked with a more distinct pale lunular 
patch. Such a variety constitutes the A. Salicis, of Curtis. 
The caterpillar is black, with fulvous hairs, and a stripe of red on each side above the feet. It feeds on 
Menyanthes triplicata, as well as Myrica gale, and Sallow; the moth appears in June, and seems in its range to 
be a northern species. 

SPECIES 7.—ACRONYCTA RUMICIS. Prarte XLII, Fie. 15, anv Puare XLI. Fie. 121. 
Synonymes.—Phalena Noctua Rumicis, Linneus; Hiibner; Donovan 4, pl. 126; Haworth; Albin, pl. 22, fig. 32, e—i; Wilkes, pl. 56 ; 
Stephens ; Wood, Ind. Ent. pl. 14, fig. 319. 
This common insect measures about 13 inch in the expanse of the fore wings, which are of a fulvous gray 
colour, varied with brown patches and blackish markings; the two basal strige are broad and brown, with 
strongly-dentated black edges on both sides; the anterior stigma is round, with the centre slightly dusky, and 
a black circle; it rests upon a large pale yellow patch, terminated behind by a black spot, connecting the two 
strigee ; the outer stigma is large and nearly semicircular, brown in the middle, and with an edging of black and 
brown, followed by a paler patch, which is terminated by the very strongly dentate duplicated third striga, the 
innermost angle of which is almost white within, beyond this striga ; the wing is prettily mottled, the subapical 
striga being pale but not distinct ; there is also a row of marginal black dots ; the hind wings are fulvous brown, 
with a broad dusky border and a central spot. 
The caterpillar is hairy and brown, spotted on the sides with red and white, with dorsal black and red 
patches. It feeds on the dock, brambles, poplar, &c. in the autumn; and the moth appears in May. Itisa 
very abundant species. 
SPECIES 8—ACRONYCTA EUPHORBIA. Prare XLII., Fie. 13, ann Pirate XLI. Fie. 141. 
Synonymes.—Nociua Euphorbieg, Wiener. Verz.; Fabricius; Hiibner; Haworth; Treitschke; Stephens; Wood, Ind. Ent. pl. 14, fig. 320. 
This species is ciosely allied to A. Rumicis, measuring 14 inch in the expanse of the fore wings, which are 
ashy brown coloured, with brown blotches ; the stigmata whitish coloured, preceded by the two ordinary strigee ; 
the space between the stigmata is pale; the anterior stigma is round, and the outer one kidney-shaped, both 
having a brown margin ; the third striga is terminated on the inner margin by a pale mark, and the subapical 
striga is pale, the apex of the wing being dark ; the cilia is pale, spotted with brown; the hind wings and 
abdomen ashy coloured. 
The caterpillar is pale-coloured and hairy, with black dorsal spots and red lunules on each side above the 
feet, except in the pedigerous segments, each of which has a white lunule. It feeds on several species of 
Euphorbia, and the moth appears in May and August. It is a rare species, having occurred near London and 
in the New Forest. 

SPECIES 9.—ACRONYCTA EUPHRASIZ. 
Synonymes.— Noctua Euphrasia, Treitschke ; Borkhausen; Du- | Noctua Euphorbia, Esper. 
ponchel; Stephens; Wood, Ind. Ent. pl. 14, fig. 321; Albin, pl. 88, fig. f. | Noctua Esule, Hibuer. 
This species measures 13 inch in the expanse of the fore wings, which are of an ashy-yellow tinge with brown 
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