. British butterflies and moths. Butterflies -- Great Britain; Moths -- Great Britain. SILVER-Y—MOTHER SHIPTON on the forewings of the imago is more like a V than a Y, except in certain specimens. The reddish-brown forewings are ornamented with yellow and dark brown, but the hindwings are yellowish-grey. Silver-Y.—{Plusia gamma.) This silver-lettered cousin of the last-named is equally well-distributed, and occurs in Spring and Autumn. The larva is not at all par- ticular as to its food-plant, and will partake of almost any kind of dwarf-herbage. It is found in various shades of green, from li
. British butterflies and moths. Butterflies -- Great Britain; Moths -- Great Britain. SILVER-Y—MOTHER SHIPTON on the forewings of the imago is more like a V than a Y, except in certain specimens. The reddish-brown forewings are ornamented with yellow and dark brown, but the hindwings are yellowish-grey. Silver-Y.—{Plusia gamma.) This silver-lettered cousin of the last-named is equally well-distributed, and occurs in Spring and Autumn. The larva is not at all par- ticular as to its food-plant, and will partake of almost any kind of dwarf-herbage. It is found in various shades of green, from light to very dark, and on the body of the former variety a series of transverse whitish lines appear. The line along the spiracles is yellowish, and a dark green one runs down the back. The forewings of the imago vary from greyish-white to very dark colour, and the almost black pupa is hidden in a pale cocoon suspended under leaves of growing plants. Mother Shipton. — {Euclidia mi.) This curiously- named moth (Fig. 33) is of wide distribution, and its. brown and yellow wings are adorned on the front pair with marks that account for its popular, as well as scientific name of mi, the English name being accorded because of a fancied resemblance to the head of Mother Shipton, and ?ni because of the likeness of the marks to the letter M. It is fond of places where wild flowers 77. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Westell, W. Percival (William Percival), 1874-1937. [London] : Chapman & Dodd
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