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Venilia.
Adults. Antennae of males dentate to simple (stout, flatly sub-dentate); shortly, evenly simply-ciliate.
Wingspan 28–30 mm. The outer margin of the forewing slightly sigmoid-curved, or convexly curved. Forewings yellow, with fuscous to blackish spots and broken transverse bands; without a clear discal mark. Forewings of the male without a fovea. Hindwings very conspicuously patterned; yellow, with dark fuscous to blackish spots; predominantly yellow; with a clear discal mark; transversely lined (assuming median spots and a band towards the hind margin represent a median line).
Hindwings lacking a tubular vein 5. Vein 8 of the hindwings approximated to or anastomosed with the upper margin of the cell to the middle or beyond. Hindwing veins 6 and 7 separate.
Posterior tibiae of males 4-spurred.
Early stages. Larvae feeding on Stachys, Reseda.
British representation. 1 species; South-east England, Central-southern England, South-west England, English Midlands, Northern England, Southern Scotland, Northern Scotland, Wales, and Ireland (local). Living adults found May and June. P. macularia (Speckled Yellow).
Subfamily. Ennominae.
Illustrations. • Pseudopanthera macularia (The Speckled Yellow, ab. quadrimaculata): B. Ent. 647. • Pseudopanthera macularia , ab. quadrimaculata: B. Ent. 647, legend+text. • Pseudopanthera macularia , ab. quadrimaculata: B. Ent. 647, text cont.. • Cepphis, Epione, Isturgia, Opisthograptis, Pachycnemia, Petrophora, Plagodis, Pseudopanthera: Newman. 1, Isturgia limbaria (Frosted Yellow); 2, Cepphis advenaria (Little Thorn); 3, Petrophora chlorosata (Brown Silver-line); 4, Plagodis pulveraria (Barred Umber); 5, Plagodis dolabraria (Scorched Wing); 6a, Epione repandaria (Bordered Beauty); 6b-c, Epione vespertaria (male and female Dark Bordered Beauty, = E. repandaria); 7a, Pseudopanthera macularia (Speckled Yellow); 7b, P. macularia variety; 8a-b, Pachycnemia hippocastanaria (Horse Chestnut); 9, Opisthograptis luteolaria (Brimstone). From Newman, 1869. • Oenochrominae and Ennominae: Kirby 47. OENOCHROMINAE. 17, Alsophila aescularia (March Moth). ENNOMINAE. 1, Epione vespertaria (Dark Bordered Beauty); 2, Epione repandaria (Bordered Beauty); 3, Cepphis advenaria (Little Thorn); 4, "Hypoplectis adspersaria", = ?; 5, Pseudopanthera macularia (Speckled Yellow); 6, Eilicrinia cordiaria; 7, Semiothisa alternaria (Sharp-angled Peacock); 8, Semiothisa signaria ; 9, Semiothisa liturata (Tawny Barred Angle); 10, cf. Epirrhanthis diversata; 11, Theria primaria (Early Moth); 12, Agriopis bajaria; 13, Agriopis leucophaearia (Spring Usher); 14, Agriopis aurantiaria (Scarce Umber); 15, Agriopis marginaria (Dotted Border); 16, Erannis defoliaria (Mottled Umber); 18, Phigalia pilosaria (Pale Brindled Beauty); 19, Apocheima hispidaria (Small Brindled Beauty); 20, Lycia pomonaria; 21, Lycia zonaria (Belted Beauty); 22, Lycia hirtaria (Brindled Beauty); 23, Biston strataria (Oak Beauty); 24, Biston betularia (Peppered Moth); 25, Menophra abruptaria (Waved Umber); 26, "Nychiodes lividaria", cf. Eunychiodes amygdalaria?. From Kirby 47, with updated names. • Wing neuration: P. macularia and other Geometridae.
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Cite this publication as: ‘Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2003 onwards. Insects of Britain and Ireland: the genera of Lepidoptera-Geometridae. Version: 14th February 2021. delta-intkey.com’.
