. British butterflies and moths. Butterflies -- Great Britain; Moths -- Great Britain. BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS is as variable in colour as the aforementioned species, ranging from pale greyish-fawn to dark brown. The forewings have black dots. It flies in April and May, and will visit gardens, being attracted by the fruit blossom. It is a plentiful species, and well distributed. The larva should mostly be sought for in marshy situations, as it feeds upon water-loving plants, such as fleabane, meadow- sweet, and purple and yellow loose strife. It will also eat the leaves of bramble and sa
. British butterflies and moths. Butterflies -- Great Britain; Moths -- Great Britain. BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS is as variable in colour as the aforementioned species, ranging from pale greyish-fawn to dark brown. The forewings have black dots. It flies in April and May, and will visit gardens, being attracted by the fruit blossom. It is a plentiful species, and well distributed. The larva should mostly be sought for in marshy situations, as it feeds upon water-loving plants, such as fleabane, meadow- sweet, and purple and yellow loose strife. It will also eat the leaves of bramble and sallow. Its green body is relieved with whitish spots, and has three Hght lines down the back and one on the sides, the last-named thrown up by an upper margin of darker colour. Orange Sallow. — (Cirrhia {Xanthia) citrago.) Al- though popularly named Sallow Moth, this species (Fig. 32) frequents lime trees, where the larva may be. Orange-Sallouj V\.<^2i- sought for during April and May. It feeds upon the leaves, and is dark olive-grey on the upper part, dotted with white, but the lower part is indistinct greenish. There are three whitish lines down the back, and these have black edges above. There is a black mark on the segment adjoining the head. The imago is on the wing in August and September. The reddish-yellow forewings bear two dark wavy lines on each, whilst the hindwings are self-coloured, and much paler. 72. 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 Westell, W. Percival (William Percival), 1874-1937. [London] : Chapman & Dodd
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