The British Noctuæ and Their Varieties, Volume 3

albis alis anticis alis deflexis angulated line antennæ appears basal line blackish Britain British Moths British specimens brown capsophila carpophaga central area central band central shade cinerea claviform conspersa costa cuneiform dark grey darker described distinct dots elbowed line Entom Entomologist Esper's Fabricius fascia female figure fore wings fringes fusca fuscis fusco genus ground colour Guenée writes Hadena Haworth hind margin hind wings Hübner's Humphrey and Westwood inferior wings inner margin insect J. W. TUTT larva larvæ Lepidoptera lunule macula male Mantissa markings median medio melanic mihi.-This mottled nervures Newman Noctua Noctuelles obsolete ochreous orange colour orbicular outer margin pale paler pallida postica punctis reddish reniform Schmet scrophularia sexual selection Shetland Isles species spirilinguis cristata spots Staudinger stigmata streaks striga sub-var subterminal line subtus suffusa superior wings thorax tint transverse lines unicolorous variation varies variety verbasci whilst whitish yellow