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bearing an angulated striga between it and the preceding stigma. This is followed by : curved pale line, pracy 
edged externally with brown ; and between it and the apical margin is a scarcely ae pale ees a ag 
striga. The hind wings are brown, with the costa broadly flavescent ; and the posterior margin ce aa of 
red. The caterpillar is reddish brown, spotted with white, and with a white slender line on each side. | It 
feeds on the oak ; and the perfect insect appears in September and October, frequenting the flowers of the ivy- 
It is not of rare occurrence, and is found in most of the woods round London, Hertford, &c. 
SPECIES 2.—ORBONA FERRUGINEA. Puate XLV., Fie. 18. 
Synonymrs.—Xanthia ferruginea, Hiibner; Treitschke; Du- Noctua macilenta, Haworth; Stephens ; Wood, Ind. Ent. pl. 10, 
ponchel ; Boisduval ; Stephens, Ill. 3, p. 68. fig. 186. (Orthosia m.) 
This species measures from 1+ to 12 inch in the expanse of the fore wings, which are of a testaceous or 
reddish colour, with four darker strigez, and a brown spot at the base of the outer stigma, The male antennx 
are slightly pectinated. The head, thorax, and fore wings testaceous or brick red, with obsolete strigz ; the 
first at the base, sometimes evanescent ; the second flexuose, preceding, and the third formed of evanescent 
arches beyond the stigmata; and the fourth near the tip slightly undulated, and more distinct than the rest, 
and rufescent, rather indistinctly margined with paler colour. The two ordinary stigmata are distinguishable 
only by their margins, except that the outer one has a,dusky spot at the base. A rather dusky striga broader 
than the others, passes in some specimens between the stigmata from the costa to the hind margin of the wing. 
The hind wings are brown, with a dusky central lunule. The costal margin broadly whitish, and the ciliz 
rufous. The caterpillar is reddish brown, with dusky spots, with whitish stripes on the back and sides. It 
feeds on the oak and elm; and the moth appears in September, frequenting places where the elms abound. It 
is a rare species, but occurs in various localities, Combe Wood, New Forest, Huntingdonshire, &c. 
GORTYNA, Ocusennemer. (GORTYNA anno HYDRACIA, p. Gutv.) 
This genus is characterised by the setaceous antenne, short palpi, long conical abdomen, wings forming a 
triangle when at rest, with the sides slightly deflexed, and the disc marked with strong characters. The 
thorax is slightly crested. The larve are cylindric fleshy grubs, with the first segment scutellated, and the 
others furnished with small black piliferous tubercles ; they are internal feeders, residing in the stems or roots 
of plants. 
SPECIES 1.—GORTYNA MICACEA. Puare XLV., Fies. 14, 15. 
Synonymes.—WVoctua micacea, Esper; Teitschke ; Curtis, Brit. Ent., pl. 252; Stephens; Wood, Ind. Ent. pl. 15, fig. 353. Duponchel ; 
Freyer. Noctua cypriaca, Hiibner; Haworth. 
This species measures from 11 to rather more than 13 inch in the expanse of the fore wings, which are of a 
rosy brown colour ; towards the base of the wing are two slight dusky strigee, the first abbreviated, and the 
second waved. The characteristic portion of the wing forms a very broad dark fascia (narrowed behind), on 
which are placed the stigmata, which are concolorous, with dark edges. The third striga forms a strong nearly 
straight edge to the fascia, followed outwardly by a broad paler streak, through which runs a very indistinct 
subapical striga. The hind wings are pale ochre-coloured, with the ciliw darker. The veins, and a slender striga 
across the wing beyond the middle, dusky. The markings, as well as the ground-colour of the wings, vary in 
intensity of tint. The caterpillar is fleshy-coloured, with a brown head, and scutellated first segment ; the 
body minutely dotted with black, and with a dusky line down the back, and the head red. It feeds on the 
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roots of Cyperacee ; and the moth appears in J uly and August. It is nota rare species, frequenting the sides 
of ditches in various distant parts of the country. 

