. British butterflies and moths. Butterflies -- Great Britain; Moths -- Great Britain. BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS Common Rustic. — {Apamea secalis.) Of common occurrence almost all over the country, and appears on the wing in July and August. The green larva has three lines of reddish down the back, and feeds on grass, rush, etc. The imago is subject to great variation. A general description might be brownish, reddish, or yellowish forewings, with a light mark on each ; much lighter on the hind ones. Light Arches. — {Xyhphasia lithoxylea.) No apology is needed for introducing such difficult
. British butterflies and moths. Butterflies -- Great Britain; Moths -- Great Britain. BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS Common Rustic. — {Apamea secalis.) Of common occurrence almost all over the country, and appears on the wing in July and August. The green larva has three lines of reddish down the back, and feeds on grass, rush, etc. The imago is subject to great variation. A general description might be brownish, reddish, or yellowish forewings, with a light mark on each ; much lighter on the hind ones. Light Arches. — {Xyhphasia lithoxylea.) No apology is needed for introducing such difficult scientific names in an avowedly popular book, as it is well nigh impossible to place any reliance upon the English ones in the world of insect life. Thus this plain yellowish-brown species, with the dark body, ill-deserves the unpronounceable Latin name with which it has been endowed. It is a common enough species, and may be seen about in June and July. It may be observed resting on gates, palings, and similar places during the day. The larva feeds upon grass-stems from October to the following May, and is brownish-grey in colour, with a tinge of either greenish or ochreous. It is dotted with black, and the head, and some other parts, are of the same ei Dorrk Arc-h&a XT' ^^3^^ Dark Arches.—{Xyhphasia monoglypha.) This insect. 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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