. Butterflies and moths (British). Butterflies; Insects -- Great Britain. i'lG. 1!):».-The Twin-SPOT Carpet. The caterpillar feeds on many trees, the jirincipal of which are the oak, whitethorn and blackthorn. Like the perfect insect, it is very variable in colour, but is generally of a bright green, with reddish or purplish spots on the back and sides. The spiracles are yellow or orange, and below them is a white stripe. It is full fed in June. The Tivin-spot Carpet (Larentia didymata) The Twin-spot Carpet is common throughout Great Britain, and the beginner is likely to meet with it in June
. Butterflies and moths (British). Butterflies; Insects -- Great Britain. i'lG. 1!):».-The Twin-SPOT Carpet. The caterpillar feeds on many trees, the jirincipal of which are the oak, whitethorn and blackthorn. Like the perfect insect, it is very variable in colour, but is generally of a bright green, with reddish or purplish spots on the back and sides. The spiracles are yellow or orange, and below them is a white stripe. It is full fed in June. The Tivin-spot Carpet (Larentia didymata) The Twin-spot Carpet is common throughout Great Britain, and the beginner is likely to meet with it in June and July during his first season. Oar illustration re- presents the male, the fore wings of which are greyish brown, crossed by several dark lines, and with a double dark and conspicuous ppot near the middle of the hind margin. The female is much lighter, and the markings are -tilso lighter and less distinct. The caterpillar is pale green, \\ ith a nar- row whitish line along the spiracles. It feeds in April and May on the leaves of the wood anemone {Anemone iicmorotia), chervil {ClicBrophtjllum tcmuliim), and other plants. TJtc Grass KivnJef {Eiiimelesia alhiilata) We represent the genus Emmelesia by the Grass Rivulet —a pretty little moth that flies in Jvine, and Mhich is widely distributed though not abundant. Its fore wings are pale grey, crossed l)y several white lines, the arrangement of whicli may be seen in our engraving. The hind wings are of the same ground colour, but have no markings except a white wa^y line near the hind mai'gin. The caterpillar feeds during July and August on the seeds of the yellow rattle {Rhlnanthus Ciista-galli), protecting itself from its enemies by spinning together the petals of the flowers ; and when full grown it changes to a chrysalis under the same cover. The Netted' Pikj (Ei(pithecia venosata) We now come to the enormous genus Eupitliecia, containing about fifty small species, most of which are known as ' Pugs.'. Fig. 196.—The GkAS
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