. The moths of the British Isles . \ ^*i 2 PL 105 1. Scorched Carpet: caterpillar. 2. Clouded Border: caterpillar. 3. Common White Wave: cata-pillar. 6-263. THE SCORCHED CARPET. 263 Ab. nigrofasciaria^ Schoyen, has a rather broad blackishband across the central area of each wing, and indications ofsuch bands, in the shape of spots or dots, are seen in manyexamples of the species ; occasionally, the irregular dark borderof the outer margin of the wings is traversed by an interruptedwhitish line. The caterpillar is yellowish-green, with three dark-greendouble lines on the back, the central o
. The moths of the British Isles . \ ^*i 2 PL 105 1. Scorched Carpet: caterpillar. 2. Clouded Border: caterpillar. 3. Common White Wave: cata-pillar. 6-263. THE SCORCHED CARPET. 263 Ab. nigrofasciaria^ Schoyen, has a rather broad blackishband across the central area of each wing, and indications ofsuch bands, in the shape of spots or dots, are seen in manyexamples of the species ; occasionally, the irregular dark borderof the outer margin of the wings is traversed by an interruptedwhitish line. The caterpillar is yellowish-green, with three dark-greendouble lines on the back, the central one blotched with purplishbrown on the last ring ; head, green, marked with purplishbrown. The figure (Plate 105, Fig. 2) is from a drawing incolour by Mr. Sich. It feeds on sallow, willow, and aspen,and may be found almost throughout the summer from moth is also met with during the summer months, butseems to be most frequent in May and June. The speciesprefers moist localities where sallows abound, and in suchplaces seems to occur
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