. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 24 NOCTUID^. filled in with whitish, hent outwards below costa, angled inwards in discal fold, oblique and sinuous below vein 4, the area beyond it somewhat paler, except towards costa on which are some whitish points; subterminal line ochreous defined on inner side by reddish brown and with some blackish marks on outer edge, angled out- wards at vein 7 and dentate at veins 4, 3, the area beyond it bluish grey irrorated with white except at apex which is ochreous; a terminal series of slight black lunules ; cilia brown with a
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 24 NOCTUID^. filled in with whitish, hent outwards below costa, angled inwards in discal fold, oblique and sinuous below vein 4, the area beyond it somewhat paler, except towards costa on which are some whitish points; subterminal line ochreous defined on inner side by reddish brown and with some blackish marks on outer edge, angled out- wards at vein 7 and dentate at veins 4, 3, the area beyond it bluish grey irrorated with white except at apex which is ochreous; a terminal series of slight black lunules ; cilia brown with an ochreous line at base. Hind wing ochreous whitish, the veins and terminal half suffused with fuscous brown ; a fine black terminal line ; cilia ochreous with a dark line through them; the underside ochreous white, the costal and terminal areas irrorated-with brown, a dark discoidal spot and sinuous postraedial line. Ab. 1. atra. Fore wing more uniform fuscous browni, the lunula on outer edge of reniform more prominent. Ab. 2. Brighter in colour ; metathoracic crest greyish ; fore wing with the medial area suffused with black, the postmedial area whitish; median nervure and bases of veins 3, 4 streaked with white. Hah. Canada {Norman), 2 S , Manitoba, Aweme {Criddle), 2 c? ; , INorthern, Middle, and Central States, IVew York (Double- day, Grate), 2 c^, 4 5 , type and type atra. Exp. 40-50 millim. 4318. Gortyna leucostigma. Nodua lemoi^tigma, Hiibn. Eur. Schmett., Noct. f. 375 (1808); Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. ISn. Noctiicifibrosa, Hiibn. Eur. Scbmett., Noct. f,385 (1808): Dup. Lep. Fr. vii. 1, p. 132. pi. 109. f. 4; Steph. 111. Brit. Eiit., Haust. iii. p. 7. Js'octua hmina, Haw. Lep. Brit. p. 209 (1809). CerasUs lavis, Buti. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1881, p. 181. 7 Hydroecia k/iasiana, Moore, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 312, pi. 37. f. f); Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 234. Head and thorax rufous tinged with purplish and mixed with some grey ; tarsi ringed with white ; pectus with ochreous ha
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