. A handbook of British lepidoptera. Lepidoptera. ] ARCTIADAE and S. Europe, W. Asia; 8. Larva purplish, tubercles ochreous, hairs light brown ; dorsal line broad, ochreous, darker-edged ; spiraoular white, irregular; head black: on Myosotis, Urtica, 1'lantayo, etc.; 9-5. 2. 6. dominula, L. 52-58 mm. Head and thorax blue-black, thorax with two dorsal orange marks. Forcwings dark indigo- green ; an orange dorsal spot near base, and two near costa before middle ; a spot in disc below middle, two or three larger posterior and some smaller subapieal spots ochrcous-whitish. Hindwings cr
. A handbook of British lepidoptera. Lepidoptera. ] ARCTIADAE and S. Europe, W. Asia; 8. Larva purplish, tubercles ochreous, hairs light brown ; dorsal line broad, ochreous, darker-edged ; spiraoular white, irregular; head black: on Myosotis, Urtica, 1'lantayo, etc.; 9-5. 2. 6. dominula, L. 52-58 mm. Head and thorax blue-black, thorax with two dorsal orange marks. Forcwings dark indigo- green ; an orange dorsal spot near base, and two near costa before middle ; a spot in disc below middle, two or three larger posterior and some smaller subapieal spots ochrcous-whitish. Hindwings crimson; a black discal spot; an interrupted black crimson-spotted terminal band. England to Lancashire, local; Europe, Asia Minor; 6. Larva black, white-marked, hairs black; dorsal and spiraoular lines yellow, interrupted; head black: on Myosotis, Urtica, I'lantago, etc.; 8-5. 2. CAKADRINIDAE. Ocelli usually distinct. Tongue usually well developed. Labial palpi moderate, moro or less ascending, second joint densely scaled, usually rough, ter- minal rather short, obtuse. Thorax usually densely hairy beneath. Posterior tibiae with all spurs present. Forewings : 7 and 8 out of 9, 10 connected with 9. Hind- wings : 3 and 4 connate or short- stalked, 5 obsolete or imperfect, parallel to 4, 0 and 7 connate or short-stalked or seldom closely approximated only, 8 shortly anas- tomosing with cell near base, thence evenly diverging (in Stilbia anastomosing to middle). A dominant family in temperate regions, especially in the northern hemisphere, the species being very numerous and often occurring in great plenty ; within the tropics, however, their place is largely taken by the l'lusiadae. The structure is in most particulars remarkably uniform, the neu- ra ti( in and palpi being practically identical throughout the family. The markings are usually very similar, and the colouring dull and adapted to conceal insects which are accustomed to hide amongst dead leaves or refuse; hence this gro
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