. A handbook of British lepidoptera. Lepidoptera. Neiim! ion nf (,'nfi)<hrin TUbHooUU MTHOSIA] ARCTIADAE 28 linos black; blackish dorsal patches on 4, 8, 12; a whitish patch on 9; tubercles orange-red J sides f nscons ; head blackish: on lichens; 7-10. 3. Gnophria, Stph. Head with appressed scales. Ocelli small. Antennae in £ ciliated, with longer setae at joints. Palpi moderate, sub- ascending, shortly rough - scaled. Thorax smooth beneath. Abdomen smooth - scaled. Tibiae smooth- scaled. Forewings: 4 and 5 connate, 6, 7, and 8 out of 9, 10 connected /£- with 9, 11 approximated to 12. Ilind
. A handbook of British lepidoptera. Lepidoptera. Neiim! ion nf (,'nfi)<hrin TUbHooUU MTHOSIA] ARCTIADAE 28 linos black; blackish dorsal patches on 4, 8, 12; a whitish patch on 9; tubercles orange-red J sides f nscons ; head blackish: on lichens; 7-10. 3. Gnophria, Stph. Head with appressed scales. Ocelli small. Antennae in £ ciliated, with longer setae at joints. Palpi moderate, sub- ascending, shortly rough - scaled. Thorax smooth beneath. Abdomen smooth - scaled. Tibiae smooth- scaled. Forewings: 4 and 5 connate, 6, 7, and 8 out of 9, 10 connected /£- with 9, 11 approximated to 12. Ilindwings: 4 and 5 stalked, 6 and 7 stalked, 8 from middle of cell. There is only one species known; the genus originates rather re- motely from ,sta. Imago with forewings very elongate. Larva with tufts of rather scanty hairs. 1. G. rubricollis, L. 28-32 mm. Head blackish, collar red. Abdomen blackish, apical half ochreous-orange. Wings wholly blackish. Britain to Caledonian Canal, N. and W. Ireland, common ; N. and C. Europe, WC. and N. Asia; 6. Larva grey, freckled with greenish-yellow, hairs brownish ; dorsal line fine, whitish, grey-edged; subdorsal black, interrupted; head blackish: on lichens ; 7-10. The imago sometimes flics in companies round oaks in the sunshine. 4. Cybosia, Ho. Head smooth. Ocelli absent. Antennae in J ciliated, with longer setae at joints. Palpi short, porrected, loosely scaled. Thorax somewhat hairy beneath. Abdomen hairy. Tibiae smooth-scaled. Forewings: 7 and 8 out of 9, 11 anastomosing with 12. Hindwings : 4 and 5 stalked, 6 and 7 stalked, 8 from middle of cell. Also restricted to a single species. Larva with dense tufts of hairs, when young spatulatc, afterwards finely and densely branched on back. 1. 0. mesomella, L. 29-32 mm. Head and collar light ochreous-orange. Forewings ochreous-whitish ; costa narrowly. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - col
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