Noctua Tristis. Alis fuscis nigro-atomosis, dimidio basali saturatiori strigàque ad angulum internum anticarum nigrâ. (Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 10 lin.)
Syn. Phalæna (Noctua) Tristis, Drury, App. vol. 3.
Habitat: "Cape of Good Hope" (Drury, in text). "Jamaica" (Drury's MSS.).
Upper Side. Antennæ brown and setaceous. Thorax and abdomen grey-brown. Anterior wings grey-brown, having a small streak of a very dark colour placed near the lower corners, and two smaller ones at the tips; a large patch of the same colour occupies the middle of the wings, extending some way towards the shoulders. Posterior wings greyish-coloured, without any marks.
Under Side. Tongue not observed. Legs, breast, and abdomen greyish. Anterior wings darker on this side than on the upper; the anterior edges being white, and the dark streak at the lower corners very observable. Posterior wings coloured as on the upper side, and having two dark-coloured marks placed near the middle of the wings. Margins of the wings entire.
GNOPHRIA? COLLARIS.
Plate [XXI]. fig. 2.
Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Nocturna. Family: Lithosiidæ, Steph.
Genus. Gnophria? Steph. Lithosia p., Fabr. Phalæna (Noctua), Drury.
Gnophria? Collaris. Alis nigris, anticarum maculâ pone medium albâ, collari sanguineo. (Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 9 lin.)