The natural history of British insects; explaining them in their several states, with the periods of their transformations, their food, oeconomy, &ctogether with the history of such minute insects as require investigation by the microcsopeThe whole illustrated by coloured figures, designed and executed from living specimens . SPECIFIC CHARACTER AMD SYNONYMS, Thorax crefted, Firfi: wings incumbent, liver-colour, with obfcurefpots. Second wings yellow, with a brown lunar mark in the mid-dle, and a band of the fame colour near the pofterior margin. Pkal^na Orbona : criflataalis incumbentibus hepa
The natural history of British insects; explaining them in their several states, with the periods of their transformations, their food, oeconomy, &ctogether with the history of such minute insects as require investigation by the microcsopeThe whole illustrated by coloured figures, designed and executed from living specimens . SPECIFIC CHARACTER AMD SYNONYMS, Thorax crefted, Firfi: wings incumbent, liver-colour, with obfcurefpots. Second wings yellow, with a brown lunar mark in the mid-dle, and a band of the fame colour near the pofterior margin. Pkal^na Orbona : criflataalis incumbentibus hepaticis : poflicisfJavis ; lunula ilrigaque poftica fufcis. Fab. Ent, This fpecies is far lefs frequent than the Phalsena Pronuba, towhich, at firft glance, it bears fome refemblance. Fabricius de-fcribes it as a native of Germany, and it does not occur in theWorks of any Author as a Britilh Infect FIG. PLATE CCCXLIII. 47 FIG. ^ENA ARBUTI. SPECIFIC CHARACTER. Thorax crefted. Wings deflexed, brown ; pofterior pair black,with a yellow band acrofs the middle. Phaljena Arbuti : criftata alis deflexis fufcis : pofticis nigrisflava. Fab. Ent. 3. p. 2. p. 126. fp .380. Defcribed by Fabricius in his laft Work as an Englifh Infe£t, fromwhich we may infer, that it is not common in other parts ofEurope. F2 PLATE. [ 11 ] • PLATE CCXXL PHAL^NA MYRTILLL Scarce Broad Border Yellow Underwing GENERIC CHARACTER. Antennae taper from the bafe. Wings in general deflexed whenat reft. Fly by night. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND SYNONYMS. Thorax crefted. • Wings deflexed, brown, fpotted with \ wings yellow, with a deep black border. PhaLjENaMyrtilli criftataalisdeflexis ferrugineisalbo maculatis:pofticis luteis, fafcia lata fubmarginali nigra. Nat.—Fab. Ent. Syji. T. 2. 126. 379. A fmall Infeft, but of lingular beauty; it feeds on the whortleberry and floe. This fpecies has been taken by Mr. Crow, of Faverfham. Theonly fpecimen we ever met w
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