. The moths of the British Isles . notnoted north of Moray, in Scotland. Early Moth {Hybemia mpicapraria). Although generally common, and often abundant, overEngland, Wales, the south of Scotland, and Ireland, thisspecies (Plate 120, Figs, i J, 3 $) hardly ever comes undernotice unless hedgerows and hawthorn bushes are examinedin January and February, by the aid of a lantern, after darknesshas set in. Then the males, and almost wingless females, willbe found in numbers, sitting at the ends of the twigs. The caterpillar is whitish green, clouded with darker green,striped with white along the ba
. The moths of the British Isles . notnoted north of Moray, in Scotland. Early Moth {Hybemia mpicapraria). Although generally common, and often abundant, overEngland, Wales, the south of Scotland, and Ireland, thisspecies (Plate 120, Figs, i J, 3 $) hardly ever comes undernotice unless hedgerows and hawthorn bushes are examinedin January and February, by the aid of a lantern, after darknesshas set in. Then the males, and almost wingless females, willbe found in numbers, sitting at the ends of the twigs. The caterpillar is whitish green, clouded with darker green,striped with white along the back, and marked with white onthe sides. The general colour is sometimes very dark green,approaching black, and in this form the white markings are Series II. U 290 THE MOTHS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. more striking. It feeds, in April and May, on hawthorn, sloe,plum, and bilberry. Spring Usher [Hybeniia leucophcearia). On Plate 120 are shown the typical and more usual forms ofthis variable species. Fig. 2 represents the male, and Fig. 4. Fig. XJslier at rest.(Photo by W. J. Lucas.) the female. The form withblackish base and outer marginis ab. marmorinaria^ Esper(Plate 120, Fig. 5). Ab. iJierii-larza, Weymer, is entirely black,and a modification of this formis shown in Fig. 6. Betweeneach of these extremes andthe type there are various gra-dations. The caterpillar is usuallysome shade of green, withyellowish lines on the back,and some have brownish markson the sides ; in others thereare dark brown marks on the back of each ring. It feeds on the leaves of oak, in April and May. The moth rests on tree-trunks, fences, etc., and the malesmay be thus found during the day in February, earlier or laterin some seasons ; the female is less often obtained on trees andfences, but may be beaten, together with the male, from the deadleaves which remain upon oak and other bushes. The species appears to occur, more or less locally, in most ofthe EngUsh counties ; it has also been recorded
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