Archive image from page 164 of A handbook of British lepidoptera. A handbook of British lepidoptera CUbiodiversity1126142 Year: 1895 ( SCOMOrTERYX] l' spots on costa posteriorly. Hindwings rather dark fuscous, lighter basally. Britain to the Shetlands, Ireland, common; N. and C. Europe, N. and WC. Asia to Turkestan, N. America; 8-5. Larva green; dorsal line darker, indistinct; spiracular pale, darker-edged above; spiracles yellow, brown-edged; head green : on Salix and hawthorn ; 5-7. 12. Plusia, 0. Head rough-scaled. Antcnnao in $ very shortly ciliated. Palpi rather long, curved, as
Archive image from page 164 of A handbook of British lepidoptera. A handbook of British lepidoptera CUbiodiversity1126142 Year: 1895 ( SCOMOrTERYX] l' spots on costa posteriorly. Hindwings rather dark fuscous, lighter basally. Britain to the Shetlands, Ireland, common; N. and C. Europe, N. and WC. Asia to Turkestan, N. America; 8-5. Larva green; dorsal line darker, indistinct; spiracular pale, darker-edged above; spiracles yellow, brown-edged; head green : on Salix and hawthorn ; 5-7. 12. Plusia, 0. Head rough-scaled. Antcnnao in $ very shortly ciliated. Palpi rather long, curved, ascend- ing, second joint rough - scaled, terminal moderately long or short, more or less rough-scaled in front, somewhat pointed. Thorax with large central or posterior crest. Abdomen with one or more crests. Tibiae rough-scaled. Hindwings: 5 more or less approximated to 4. A considerable genus, occurring throughout the world. Most of the imagos are handsome insects, often with metallic markings; some of them fly actively in bright sun- shine. Lary_a usually without pro- logs on 7 and 8 (but these are developed in tripartita and triplasia), 12 more or less prominent above. Pupa in a rather open cocoon. 1. Forewings with two broad brassy fasciae . 2. chrysitis. „ without such fasciae . . .2. 2. Orbicular and claviform forming an 8-shaped silver-edged blotch 1. nwneta „ „ not so formed . 3. 3. Forewings with large brassy postmcdian blotch .'!. orichalcea. ,, without brassy postmediau blotch . -1. 4. Forewings with triangular brassy median blotch i. bractea. „ without such blotch . . .5. 5. Forewings with one or two shining pale discal spots . . . .6. ,, without such spots . . .12. Nouration of VI
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