. The moths of the British Isles . u P. S3O S3 Ct-i s o 0)H o i3. O o o CIS c On THE LUNAR DOUBLE STRIPE. JJ it feeds on clovers and trefoils in July and August, but so fardoes not seem to have been noted to eat grasses. The moth is on the wing at the end of May and in June, andinhabits similar kinds of places to those mentioned for the lastspecies, often in company with it, and also with the Burnetmoths. Widely distributed over the greater part of the BritishIsles ; common in some southern localities. Its distributionabroad extends to Amurland, and in Japan it is representedby the larger and
. The moths of the British Isles . u P. S3O S3 Ct-i s o 0)H o i3. O o o CIS c On THE LUNAR DOUBLE STRIPE. JJ it feeds on clovers and trefoils in July and August, but so fardoes not seem to have been noted to eat grasses. The moth is on the wing at the end of May and in June, andinhabits similar kinds of places to those mentioned for the lastspecies, often in company with it, and also with the Burnetmoths. Widely distributed over the greater part of the BritishIsles ; common in some southern localities. Its distributionabroad extends to Amurland, and in Japan it is representedby the larger and paler form consors, Butler. Leiicanitis {Ophiusd) stolida, Fab.—An example of thisspecies, which is a native of Africa and South Europe, wascaptured by Mr. J. Jager in the neighbourhood of Dartmouth,S. Devon. It was in fine condition, and came to sugar onSeptember 23, 1903. The Lunar Double Stripe {Pseudophia lunaris). The portrait of this species on Plate 29, Fig. i, is taken froma Spanish example. Exceedingly {^ British spec
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