. Butterflies and moths (British). Butterflies; Insects -- Great Britain. THE NOCTURE 259 brown as shown in the iUustration. It is double broodeLl, the lirst brood appearing in May and June, and the second in September and October. The caterpillar is green or olive brown, and thickly covered with white spots. It feeds on gi-oundsel {Senecio vuhjaris) and many other low plants, the first brood throughout the winter from November to April, and the second in July and August. '5^- Tlie Grey Arches {Aplecta nehulosa) The fore wings of this moth vary from greyish white to a rather dark smoky tint. T
. Butterflies and moths (British). Butterflies; Insects -- Great Britain. THE NOCTURE 259 brown as shown in the iUustration. It is double broodeLl, the lirst brood appearing in May and June, and the second in September and October. The caterpillar is green or olive brown, and thickly covered with white spots. It feeds on gi-oundsel {Senecio vuhjaris) and many other low plants, the first brood throughout the winter from November to April, and the second in July and August. '5^- Tlie Grey Arches {Aplecta nehulosa) The fore wings of this moth vary from greyish white to a rather dark smoky tint. The markings are of a darker colour, and are also subject to considerable variation. The orbicular and reniform spots are large, and paler than the gi-ound colour; and several zig- zag or scalloped hnes, more or less distinct, cross the wings trans- ^â ersel3â . The larva is brown, with a lighter line down the back. On each of the segments five to eleven is a dark lozenge-shaped spot, bisected by the dorsal line ; and on the second segment is a shining plate and a triangular njark. It feeds on the dock {Riuitcx), and various other low plants during the autumn; and, after its hybernation, on the leaves of the sallow {Saliu; Caprea), birch {Bctula alba), and whitethorn (Cratccr/us oxyacantha). It is fuU grown in May, when it burrows into the ground to imdergo its metamorphoses. The moth Hies during June and July, and is connnon in nearlj^ every part of Great Britain. Large numbers may be obtained by searching fences and tree trimks about Fig. 160.âThk (tkky Akches. The Shears {Hadena dentina) The Sheailj is another very common moth of the same family. The ground colour of the fore wings is very variable, but is gene- rally a lighter or darker shade of grey. Sometimes, however, it has a very decided brownish tinge. Aci'oss the centre of the wing s2. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readabil
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