. Butterflies and moths (British). Butterflies; Insects -- Great Britain. Its fore wings are oclireons grey, with a narrow brown costal margin, and a triangular brown patch on the costa. Beyond this patch the wing is cleft. The hind wings con- sist of thi'ee distinct brownish plumes, the third of which has a small tuft of black scales projecting fi'om the middle of the inner margin. The caterpillar feeds on the flower stalks of the coltsfoot durmg March and April. 21y.^GoNO- Lciojiithis ostcodactijlns dactyla. This is another species of the same familj*. It is not imcommon, but is more local t
. Butterflies and moths (British). Butterflies; Insects -- Great Britain. Its fore wings are oclireons grey, with a narrow brown costal margin, and a triangular brown patch on the costa. Beyond this patch the wing is cleft. The hind wings con- sist of thi'ee distinct brownish plumes, the third of which has a small tuft of black scales projecting fi'om the middle of the inner margin. The caterpillar feeds on the flower stalks of the coltsfoot durmg March and April. 21y.^GoNO- Lciojiithis ostcodactijlns dactyla. This is another species of the same familj*. It is not imcommon, but is more local than the last. Its fore wings are pale yellow, with a small brown dot at the commencement of the dividing tissiu'e, and a brown blotch on the costal margin nearer the tip. The hind Avings are divided into tliree distinct plumes like those of Gonodactyla. This is a later species, appearing on the wing in July. AcljitUia jjcntadactyla The fore wings of this species are white, frequently with a few gi'eyish scales, and are deeply divided into two feathery plumes. The hind wings are pure white, and consist of three plumes. This pretty- insect is common and widely distributed, and flies during June and July. The caterpillar feeds on the convolvulus in Fig. DACTYLUS. Fig. 217.—Penta- DACTYLA. Alucita liejcadactijla Our last example of the Fteropliori is the Twehe-plume Moth, the only British representative of the family Alucitidce. This little msect is of a yellowish colour, with two dark bands across the fore wings ; and both fore and hind wings are divided into six distinct feathers. It is a common moth, and frequents. 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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