. The moths of the British Isles . ust, and is widely distributedin England, but except that it occurs in Surrey, Berkshire,Herefordshire, and Worcestershire, it seems to prefer the sea-board counties, and in them chiefly affects localities near thesea. It is found in Wales, and in Scotland up to Moray ; butin both these countries and also in Ireland it is most frequenton the coast. Scotch Annulet {GnopJws myrtillatd). This species (Plate 139, Figs. 4^,5?) was introduced, as aspecies new to Britain, by Curtis, who described and figured itas Charissa operaria in 1826, from specimens captured in
. The moths of the British Isles . ust, and is widely distributedin England, but except that it occurs in Surrey, Berkshire,Herefordshire, and Worcestershire, it seems to prefer the sea-board counties, and in them chiefly affects localities near thesea. It is found in Wales, and in Scotland up to Moray ; butin both these countries and also in Ireland it is most frequenton the coast. Scotch Annulet {GnopJws myrtillatd). This species (Plate 139, Figs. 4^,5?) was introduced, as aspecies new to Britain, by Curtis, who described and figured itas Charissa operaria in 1826, from specimens captured inScotland. Subsequently, it was found to be the obfuscaria, ofHiibner, and also the obfuscata of the Vienna Catalogue (1776).The latter, however, being only a bare name without description,was not generally accepted, although, if valid, it would be priorto Hiibner. Still later the species was ascertained to be themyrtillata of Thunberg (1792), and as this name is muchearlier than obfiiscaria it is here adopted. As a matter of fact,. 3 (X. 2 //. 140. 1. Hopse Chestnut: caterpilla?-. 2. Annulet: caterpillar. 3. Bordered White: caterpillar, and chrysalis (enlarged). X .^20.
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