. The moths of the British Isles . und in North Wales, buthas been more frequently obtained in the English Lake District. The range abroad extends to Eastern Siberia, Amurland,Corea, and Japan ; but in the three last-named countries it ischiefly represented by var. csrosa, Butt., a large form. The Phoenix {Lygris primata). English name here retained was given to this species(Plate 63, Figs, i ^, 2 ?) by Harris, in 1775, but in 1782 hechanged it to Clouded Carpet. In ground colour the fore wings are pale brown, more or lessclouded with darker brown, or with reddish-brown ; the basalpatch, centr
. The moths of the British Isles . und in North Wales, buthas been more frequently obtained in the English Lake District. The range abroad extends to Eastern Siberia, Amurland,Corea, and Japan ; but in the three last-named countries it ischiefly represented by var. csrosa, Butt., a large form. The Phoenix {Lygris primata). English name here retained was given to this species(Plate 63, Figs, i ^, 2 ?) by Harris, in 1775, but in 1782 hechanged it to Clouded Carpet. In ground colour the fore wings are pale brown, more or lessclouded with darker brown, or with reddish-brown ; the basalpatch, central band, and blotch on outer margin below the tipof the wing, are all chocolate brown clouded with blackish andedged with white. Hind wings, whitish, suffused with smokygrey, except on front area ; three dusky whitish-edged wavylines, inclining to blackish on the inner margin. The egg(Plate 67, Fig. 3) is yellowish when laid, and then changes topurplish with a whitish bloom. The caterpillar is green, varying to brownish; along the.
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