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SPECIES 14.—CUCULLIA ARTEMISIA. Purare XLIX., Fie. 16. 
Synonymes.—Ph. Noctua artemisia, Wien. Verz.; Fabricius ; Htibner ; Treitschke 3 Stephens; Wood, Ind. Ent. pl. 16, fig. 390. 
Noctua argentea, Esper; Fuesly, pl. 5, fig. 1~—7. 
This lovely insect measures 1} inch in the expanse of the fore wings, which are of a bright-green, with seven 
or eight silvery patches and streaks; the hind wings whitish, with the margin slightly dusky ; the ciliz of all 
the wings white. The caterpillar differs from its congeners, being pilose, green with white spots, and red 
tubercles along the sides and back. It feeds on Artemisia sylvestris; and the moth is produced in June and 
July. It is unique in the British Museum, having been taken near Dedingstone. 
Obs. CUCULLIA GNAPHALII was introduced by Mr. Curtis as a British species in mistake for C. solidaginis. 


DESCRIPTION OF PLATE L. 
Insects.—Fig. 1. Chariclea Delphinii (the pease-blossom), 2. The Caterpillar. 
es Fig. 3. Calophasia Linarie (the flax-moth). 4. The Caterpillar. 12. The Chrysalis. 
es Fig. 5. Eremobia Ochroleuca (the dusky sallow). 
as Fig. 6. Abrostola Triplasia (the dark spectacle). 7. The Caterpillar. 
as Fig. 8. Abrostola Urticee (the spectacle). 9. The Caterpillar. 
“ Fig. 10. Abrostola Asclepiadis. 11. The Caterpillar. 
Prants.—Fig. 13. Linaria repens (the creeping toad-flax), 
The insects in this plate are all from the cabinet of Mr. Bentley and Mr, Stephens ; the larve are from Hubner. H.N. H. 
CHARICLEA, Srepuens. 
This genus has the palpi short, and entirely clothed with hairs; the antenne simple in both sexes; the 
thorax slightly crested ; the abdomen without tufts; the fore tibia terminated by two horny curved spines ; 
the wings beautifully coloured, and with the ordinary markings rather indistinct. The caterpillar is like those 
of the Cucullie, naked, smooth, and maculated with black and striped with yellow. The chrysalis has not an 
elongated tongue-case. 
SPECIES 1.—CHARICLEA DELPHINII. Prats XLV., Fie.1, 2. 
Synonymue.—Phalena Noctua delphinii, Linneus ; Wilkes, 3, fig. 4; Donovan 10, pl. 331; Curtis, Brit. Ent. pl. 76; 
Wood, Ind. Ent. pl. 16, fig. 388. 
This lovely insect measures about 1+ inch in the expanse of the fore wings, which are of a rosy tint, with lilac 
shades ; a pale trilobed slender striga, preceded by a brown shade, is placed before the anterior stigma, which is 
small, round, and pale-buff coloured, resting upon a square blotch of the same colour; between it and the outer 
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stigma is a slender curved rosy striga; the outer stigma being purplish, followed by a slender curved pale strigé 
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edged on both sides with a brown streak ; the apical margin pale, with a dark apical line ; the hind wings pale, 
with a dusky submarginal bar and central lunule ; the margin itself rosy. It varies in the splendour of the fore 
wings, our figure giving its least brilliant appearance. The caterpillar is pale lilacy-ash, spotted with black and 
with yellow lateral marks. It feeds on the wild larkspur. The perfect insect is extremely rare, but has been 
taken at Chelsea, Windsor, and in Bulstrode Park. 


CALOPHASIA, Srepuens. CLEOPHANA, Guénéz, Dovsiepay. 
This genus has the palpi short and subclavate, with the last joint slightly visible; the antenne simple in both 
sexes; the head and thorax crested ; the abdominal segments not tufted ; the fore wings short. The caterpillars 
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