. Butterflies and moths (British). Butterflies; Insects -- Great Britain. Fic. 140.—The Poplak Grey. TJic Po2)hir Grey {Acroinjcta uwrjacrjiJKda) This is also a very common moth, to he found in all the southern and midland counties, wherever poplars abound, during June and July. Its fore wings are gi'ej', marbled with a very dark grey. A little inside the middle of these wings, near the costa, is a round spot with a dark centre. This spot is ^^^ represented in a large number of the NoctiKT, and is known as the orbicular. It will be observed that in the present species it is very distinct. The
. Butterflies and moths (British). Butterflies; Insects -- Great Britain. Fic. 140.—The Poplak Grey. TJic Po2)hir Grey {Acroinjcta uwrjacrjiJKda) This is also a very common moth, to he found in all the southern and midland counties, wherever poplars abound, during June and July. Its fore wings are gi'ej', marbled with a very dark grey. A little inside the middle of these wings, near the costa, is a round spot with a dark centre. This spot is ^^^ represented in a large number of the NoctiKT, and is known as the orbicular. It will be observed that in the present species it is very distinct. The caterpillar is dark gi'ej^ with a line of black dots down the back; and it has a number of little warts, bearing hairs. On the back of the eleventh segment is a rather large pale spot. It feeds during August on various species of poplar, and changes to a chrysalis in a crevice of the bark. The Figure of FAgld {DiJoba ccj^ridcoccpliala) The fore wings are brownish grey. Near the middle of the wing, but nearer the costa than the inner margin, are two whitish spots that resemble the figure 8. The hind wings are dull brownish grey, with darker wing rays, and a dark spot near the centre. This moth is common in all parts, and flies during SeptemV)er. The caterpillar emerges from the egg in spring, and is fully grown in May or June. It is of a very pale colour—yellowish or greenish—with a broad and broken yellow stripe down the back, and a bluish or greenish stripe on each side. Its head is blue (hence the specific name) witii two black spots. It feeds on the hawthorn {Cratiegus oxij-. Fig. 141.—The Figuee OF 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 Furneaux, William S. London, New York, Bombay, Calcutta, Longmans, Green, and Co.
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