. The moths of the British Isles . 2 /A 65. J/ 167, ^ I, 2 The Spinach. 3-5. Barred Straw. 6, 7. Barred Yellow. 8-10. Broken-barred Carpet. THE SPINACH. 167 The moth is out in July and August, and may be found onthe leaves and among the sprays of Vaccinhitn myrtillns growingin woodlands (especially the more ancient), bogs, and moorlands. The species is widely spread, and generally abundant insuitable districts, over the greater part of the British Isles ; butit seems to be more or less casual in England south of the Mid-lands, although its range runs through Gloucestershire andSomerset into De
. The moths of the British Isles . 2 /A 65. J/ 167, ^ I, 2 The Spinach. 3-5. Barred Straw. 6, 7. Barred Yellow. 8-10. Broken-barred Carpet. THE SPINACH. 167 The moth is out in July and August, and may be found onthe leaves and among the sprays of Vaccinhitn myrtillns growingin woodlands (especially the more ancient), bogs, and moorlands. The species is widely spread, and generally abundant insuitable districts, over the greater part of the British Isles ; butit seems to be more or less casual in England south of the Mid-lands, although its range runs through Gloucestershire andSomerset into Devon. In the last-named county it sometimesswarms at Martinhoe, on the edge of Exmoor. The distribution abroad includes Eastern Siberia, Amurland,Labrador, and North America. ,-(.• ,^l^ The Spinach {Lygris assodata), .c i The fore wings are pale ochreous, more or less clouded withdarker ; three brownish cross lines. Hind wings, paler, withindication of cross lines on the inner margin. Fringes of allthe wings chequered with brown,
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