. Butterflies and moths (British). Butterflies; Insects -- Great Britain. 287 grey bar, containing a black spot, crosses the middle. The hind margins of the fore wings are faintly marked with pale brown, and lines of the same tint, more or less distinct, cross the hind wings. Tliis moth is very common in all parts of the country, and may be seen on the wing throughout the summer. The caterpillar is light brown, with several longitudinal lines of different colours. On the back of each of the segments seven, eight, and nine is a distinct black V-shaped mark, termi- nating behind with a
. Butterflies and moths (British). Butterflies; Insects -- Great Britain. 287 grey bar, containing a black spot, crosses the middle. The hind margins of the fore wings are faintly marked with pale brown, and lines of the same tint, more or less distinct, cross the hind wings. Tliis moth is very common in all parts of the country, and may be seen on the wing throughout the summer. The caterpillar is light brown, with several longitudinal lines of different colours. On the back of each of the segments seven, eight, and nine is a distinct black V-shaped mark, termi- nating behind with a bright red spot. (Primula acanlis) in the autunm, hybernates through the winter, and is full grown about the beginning of Fig. 204.—The Silver Gkound Cakpet. It feeds on the primrose The Garden Cari^et {Melanippe fluctuata) Our third and last member of this genus is the Garden Carpet— a moth that must be pretty well known to almost everybody, since it is the commonest of all the GeometrcE that frequent our gardens. The fore wings are pale grey or brown- ish, with a patch of dark greyish brown at the base, another larger one on the middle of the costa, and a third near the tip. The wing is usually clouded between the middle blotch and the inner margin, and numerous fine wavy lines, more or less distinct, cross the wing. This moth may be seen throughout the summer, from May to September, but is most abundant in June and July. The caterpillar is extremely variable in colour, being either green, brown, or grey, or some intermediate tint; and is marbled and dotted with dark brown on the back. It feeds on the nastur- tium {Tropceolum majus), rape {Brassica. Na2)^ts), and various other cruciferous plants ; and maj- be found from April to August. Fig 205. —The Garden Carpet. TJie Yellow SlieU (Camptogramma hilineata) Passing over two smaller genera, we come to the beautiful little Yellow Shell. This moth is so abundant in most parts. Please note that these images are ext
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