. Butterflies and moths (British). Butterflies; Insects -- Great Britain. BOMBYCES 227 ~>>:/f white wings, and their bodies also are white with the exception of the tuft of coloured hair at tlie tip of the abdomen, which gives the names to the species. Their larv* may both be found feeding on the same trees (whitethorn), and both change to a brown hairy chrysalis within a loose cocoon among the leaves. The larva of Chrysorrhoea is black, ,^=.,^-__ ^ with four rows of little wart-like pro- jections on each side, from which pro- ceed little tufts of hairs. These hairs are reddish with the
. Butterflies and moths (British). Butterflies; Insects -- Great Britain. BOMBYCES 227 ~>>:/f white wings, and their bodies also are white with the exception of the tuft of coloured hair at tlie tip of the abdomen, which gives the names to the species. Their larv* may both be found feeding on the same trees (whitethorn), and both change to a brown hairy chrysalis within a loose cocoon among the leaves. The larva of Chrysorrhoea is black, ,^=.,^-__ ^ with four rows of little wart-like pro- jections on each side, from which pro- ceed little tufts of hairs. These hairs are reddish with the exception of one row on each side, which is white. The tenth and eleventh segments have each a scarlet tubercle, and there are also other small spots of the same colom' on some of the front segments. The larva feeds on the blackthorn in addition to the tree mentioned above, and is full grown in June. The moth flies in August. Fk;. 122.—The Biiowx Tail. The Gipsu {Ocncria dinjuir) The fore wings of the male are smoky brown, with darker markings, including a V-shaped black mark near the centre. The hind wings are brown, darker near the margui. Tlie female is dingy yellowish white, with darker markings arranged as in the male. The male is much inferior in size, and its antennie are very strongly pectinated. The larva is brownish black, finely dotted with yellowish gi'ey. There is a grey stripe down the middle of the back, and six tuber- cles on each segment give rise to tufts of long hair. It feeds on the whitethorn {Cratccgus oxij- acantJta), blackthorn {Primus sjnnosa), and various fruit trees. The caterpillar is full grown in Jmie, and the moth appears in Fig. 123.—The Gipsy —Male. The Black Arches (Psilnra Monachn) The fore wings of the Black Arches are white, marked with zigzag black lines, as shown in our illustration. The hind wings q2. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability -
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