Aegle semicana

AE. vespertalis Hbn. (= vespertina Tr., vespertinalis Smb., matutinalis Bmb.) (48 k). Forewing pale ochreous, with the 3 lines, inner, median, and outer ochraceous, thick and diffuse; the median widened in cell and containing a dark brown point in place of reniform, the outer excurved round cell; submarginal line rather darker, with dentate dark brown outer edge and a blotch at costa : a dark brown terminal line; fringe brownish grey: the male is slightly paler than thefemale hindwing flushed with ochraceous in female, in male pale ochreous, with curved outer lines; in ab. transversa ab. nov. (= ab. 1. Hmps.) (48 k) the median and outer lines are deep brown and distinct, and the hindwing grey. A mediterranean species occurring in Spain, Portugal, Sicily, Greece, Carinthia, Roumania; in Algeria; and in Asia Minor, Armenia, Syria, and Taurus. Larva dull rosy on the dorsum, with fine pale yellow subdorsal lines, conspicuous at the segmental incisions, and with broad yellow spiracular lines edged on each side with dark brown; head small, yellowish brown; ? on Delphinium.