The natural history of British insects : explaining them in their several states, with the periods of their transformations, their food, economy, &ctogether with the history of such minute insects as require investigation by the microscope : the whole illustrated by coloured figures, designed and executed from living specimens . da^ &c. Raj. Inf. 49. 5. Reaum. Inf. 6. Tab. 35. Fig. i. Roef Inf 2. Aqu. Tab. 6. Fig. 7. Fig 3. Ediu. Av. Tab. 333. The Male Infeft of the Libellula Depreffa^ differs fo very mate-rially in colour from the female of that fpecie^-, that we cannot ima-gine it wil
The natural history of British insects : explaining them in their several states, with the periods of their transformations, their food, economy, &ctogether with the history of such minute insects as require investigation by the microscope : the whole illustrated by coloured figures, designed and executed from living specimens . da^ &c. Raj. Inf. 49. 5. Reaum. Inf. 6. Tab. 35. Fig. i. Roef Inf 2. Aqu. Tab. 6. Fig. 7. Fig 3. Ediu. Av. Tab. 333. The Male Infeft of the Libellula Depreffa^ differs fo very mate-rially in colour from the female of that fpecie^-, that we cannot ima-gine it will be improper to give a figure of the former in our prefent I Number, 24 PLATE LXXIX. Number, though the latter is already reprefented in the early part ofthe Work. We have nothing particular to add to our former account of itshiftory. In the larva and pupa ftate, it is found cravv^ling at the bot-toms of pools or ditches, and fubfifts on the larvae of Gnats andother Infedls; but in the laft ftate, it leaves its aquatic abode, andfubfifts on fmall viinged infeds, efpecially Moths ; it is not uncom-mon to fee one of this fpecies ftop Ihort in its flight, dart down likea Hawk upon a Moth or Butterfly, and tear it to pieces in an inftant;or fly with it in its mouth, to fome more convenient place to devourit. PLATE ^?2. [ ^o- ] PLATE LXXXII. PHAL^NA USTULARIA. Early Thorn Moth. Lepidoptera. GENERIC CHARACTER, Antenna taper from the bafe. Wings in general contra£led whenat reft. Fly by night. * Giometra. Antennae of the male feathered; of the female fetaceous, or like a briftle. SPECIFIC CHARACTER, Wings angulated, indented, light brown varied with (hades of afcorched colour. ! hree waves of dark brown acrofs each fuperlorwing; together with a fpot of orange or bright brown colour, at thebafe, and another nearly of the fame colour on the exterior margin ofeach. Among the feveral Moths of the Geometry divifion of Phalenaswhich are to the Englifh Colle£lors by the trivial dif
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