. Butterflies and moths (British). Butterflies; Insects -- Great Britain. 252 COMMON BRITISH MOTHS. Fig. 158—The Flame Shoulder. The Flame Shoulder (Noctua i)lecta) As our example of the next genus we take the Flame Shoulder, a rather small moth, easily identified by the broad yellowish-white streak along the costa of the reddish-brown fore wings. The orbicular and reniform spots are margined with wliite, and a thin white streak runs from the base of the wing to the former. The hind wings are white. This moth flies in July, and is common throughout Great Britain. The caterpillar is reddish bro
. Butterflies and moths (British). Butterflies; Insects -- Great Britain. 252 COMMON BRITISH MOTHS. Fig. 158—The Flame Shoulder. The Flame Shoulder (Noctua i)lecta) As our example of the next genus we take the Flame Shoulder, a rather small moth, easily identified by the broad yellowish-white streak along the costa of the reddish-brown fore wings. The orbicular and reniform spots are margined with wliite, and a thin white streak runs from the base of the wing to the former. The hind wings are white. This moth flies in July, and is common throughout Great Britain. The caterpillar is reddish brown, with a slender line of white dots on the back, and a similar line on each side. The body is smooth and velvety, and is netted and dotted all over with dark brown. It feeds on the lady's bedstraw (Galium verum), sweet woodruff {Aspcviila, odorata), and many other low plants ; and is full fed early in July. The Lesser Broad Border (Trijyhcena ianthina) We now come to the third and last genus {Triphana) of this extensive family, a genus which includes six interesting moths, with bright orange or yellow hind wings. Of these we shall take three examples. The first of them—the Lesser Broad Border—has fore wings of a rich reddish or violet brown, with paler markings. The hind wings are bright orange, with a broad marginal band of black. It is a common moth, particu- larly in the south-western counties, and flies during July and August. The caterpillar is of a dingy yel- lowish or greenish grey, with a light line down the back, and two black spots on each side of segments nine to twelve inclusive. It feeds through- out the winter by night on dead nettles [Lamium purpurcum and L. album), primrose {Primula acaulis), whitethorn {Cratcrciiis oxyacantha), blackthorn {Prunus spmosa), and various low plants; and may sometimes be seen in flower gardens. It is full grown in Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanc
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