. Butterflies and moths (British). Butterflies; Insects -- Great Britain. 248 COMMON BRITISH MOTHS. Fig. 152.—The Eostic Shouldek knot. the base, from which feature the specific name (Basilinca) is derived. The hind wings are of a similar coloiir, but shading into a dark smoke colour at the hind The caterpillars feed at first on the grains of wheat, on the ears of which the moth deposits the eggs in June. At harvest time they re- main hidden among the husks, and are often threshed out in large numbers by the blows of the flail. The cold weather soon overtakes them, and they then spin a cocoon
. Butterflies and moths (British). Butterflies; Insects -- Great Britain. 248 COMMON BRITISH MOTHS. Fig. 152.—The Eostic Shouldek knot. the base, from which feature the specific name (Basilinca) is derived. The hind wings are of a similar coloiir, but shading into a dark smoke colour at the hind The caterpillars feed at first on the grains of wheat, on the ears of which the moth deposits the eggs in June. At harvest time they re- main hidden among the husks, and are often threshed out in large numbers by the blows of the flail. The cold weather soon overtakes them, and they then spin a cocoon in which to pass the winter. On the approach of spring they come out again, and feed hj night on various low plants, hiding themselves among the roots by day. In March they are full grown, and change to brown chrysalides beneath the surface of the ground. The moth flies in June, and is one of the commonest and most destructive of our Nociuce. The Marbled Minor [Miana strigiUs) The next three genera {Miana, Phothedes, and Celcena) include seven small moths known as the ' Minors.' The connnonest of them is the Marbled Minor, which is to be found in abundance everywhere during June and July. This species is very variable, but the fore wings are usually dark brown, marbled with a lighter colour—white or grey. There is generally an irregular white or pale grey band crossing the wings parallel with the hind margin, and two white marks on the inner margin, halfway between this band and the base. There is also a deep black blotch across the middle of the wing. The caterpillar is greyish or greenish with paler lines and black spiracles. It feeds on grasses in March and April, and changes to a chrysalis under the. ground in May. Family— There are only ten British species in this fixmily, two of which are rare; and most of the others are particularly dingy. Fig. 153.—Tin; Mah- BLED MiNOi;.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may h
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