. Butterflies and moths (British). Butterflies; Insects -- Great Britain. Fig. -The Puss Moth. Family— The Coxcomb Prominent {Lophopterijx camelino) The family Notodontidce contains several moths of somewhat varied appeai-ance, but foremost among them are the ' Prominent?,' distinguished by a conspicuous pro- jection on the inner margin of the fore wings. Our example of this group is the Coxcomb Prominent. Its fore wings are brov/n, with darker markings arranged as shown in the illustration; and the hind margins are scalloped. The hind wings are much paler, with a dark brown
. Butterflies and moths (British). Butterflies; Insects -- Great Britain. Fig. -The Puss Moth. Family— The Coxcomb Prominent {Lophopterijx camelino) The family Notodontidce contains several moths of somewhat varied appeai-ance, but foremost among them are the ' Prominent?,' distinguished by a conspicuous pro- jection on the inner margin of the fore wings. Our example of this group is the Coxcomb Prominent. Its fore wings are brov/n, with darker markings arranged as shown in the illustration; and the hind margins are scalloped. The hind wings are much paler, with a dark brown patch in the anal angle. The caterpillar is green, with a yellowish line on each side. The spiracles are black, and there are two small humps on the. Fi( 18o.—The Coxcomb 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 Furneaux, William S. London, New York, Bombay, Calcutta, Longmans, Green, and Co.
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