. The moths of the British Isles . %p ^M^^i \i^y ?^ lO Va,J^ 2 //. 78. O 194. 1-5. November Moth. 6-8. Autumnal Moth. g, 10. Welsh 2 PI. 79, O 195. I, \a. Argent and Sable: eggs, natural she n>id C7ilargecf, and , 2a, lb. Wood Carpet: caterpillar and cJuysalis. 3. Galium Carpet: cate7-pillar. 4. Common Carpet: chrysalis. THE GALIUM CARPET. 195 paler ; on the back there is a series of pale blotches, and someblack spots on the middle rings ;the head is rather paler thanthe general colour, and markedwith black. It feeds, at night,on cabbage, horseradish, wall-flower, white

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. The moths of the British Isles . %p ^M^^i \i^y ?^ lO Va,J^ 2 //. 78. O 194. 1-5. November Moth. 6-8. Autumnal Moth. g, 10. Welsh 2 PI. 79, O 195. I, \a. Argent and Sable: eggs, natural she n>id C7ilargecf, and , 2a, lb. Wood Carpet: caterpillar and cJuysalis. 3. Galium Carpet: cate7-pillar. 4. Common Carpet: chrysalis. THE GALIUM CARPET. 195 paler ; on the back there is a series of pale blotches, and someblack spots on the middle rings ;the head is rather paler thanthe general colour, and markedwith black. It feeds, at night,on cabbage, horseradish, wall-flower, white arabis, and manyother kinds of Cruciferae ; andit is said to eat the foliage ofgooseberry and currant. June—October. There are certainly twobroods, and possibly more, asthe moths occur in greater orlesser numbers throughout theyear, from late April to October,but it seems to be most plenti-ful in May and June, and inAugust and September. Generally distributed over the British Islesinhabitant of North America.

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