. British butterflies and moths. Butterflies -- Great Britain; Moths -- Great Britain. GOAT MOTH—WOOD LEOPARD four years before this happens, and as the larva requires food for a good part of the time, the amount it con- sumes (and the harm it perpetrates) can well be estimated. It has a fairly extensive distribution, and although the imago may not be seen, the conspicuous larva is most hkely to attract attention, especially when soft decayed wood from a pollarded willow is pulled away so as to disclose the ramifications of the creature in question. Wood Leopard.—{Zeuzera pyrina.) This (Fig. 4
. British butterflies and moths. Butterflies -- Great Britain; Moths -- Great Britain. GOAT MOTH—WOOD LEOPARD four years before this happens, and as the larva requires food for a good part of the time, the amount it con- sumes (and the harm it perpetrates) can well be estimated. It has a fairly extensive distribution, and although the imago may not be seen, the conspicuous larva is most hkely to attract attention, especially when soft decayed wood from a pollarded willow is pulled away so as to disclose the ramifications of the creature in question. Wood Leopard.—{Zeuzera pyrina.) This (Fig. 45) is another internal feeder, as the larva finds its way into the heart of fruit and other trees, and must be regarded as a garden pest. As with the Goat Moth, the larva spends a considerable time in its second stage of existence before making preparation to pupate, and this adds to the mischief, as two years' feeding on the part of a hungry. (f«maU) FigAff larva means the disappearance of " many ; The dull whitish larva has a yellow tinge, with a good assort- ment of black spots, and blackish-brown on the first and last segments. The pupa is reddish-brown, and may be found inside the food-plant wrapt in a cocoon made of H 97. 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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