. Butterflies and moths (British). Butterflies; Insects -- Great Britain. 285 TJic SinaU Srfajiltiui {Lohoplwra sexalii^ata) This moth is very mucli like the Pugs in general appearance, and is qnite as small and even smaller than some of them; l>nt it and the other members of its genus differ from the Pugs in that they cover their hind wings when at rest. The fore wings are j'ellowish or pale brownish grey with fom' paler transverse lines, the two median ones of which are divided throughout by a darker fine wavy line. The hind wings are grey, paler at the base, and crossed cen- tr
. Butterflies and moths (British). Butterflies; Insects -- Great Britain. 285 TJic SinaU Srfajiltiui {Lohoplwra sexalii^ata) This moth is very mucli like the Pugs in general appearance, and is qnite as small and even smaller than some of them; l>nt it and the other members of its genus differ from the Pugs in that they cover their hind wings when at rest. The fore wings are j'ellowish or pale brownish grey with fom' paler transverse lines, the two median ones of which are divided throughout by a darker fine wavy line. The hind wings are grey, paler at the base, and crossed cen- trally by a double darker line. This species flies in May and June, and though apparently widely distributed, can hardly be described as common. The caterpillar feeds on the white willow [Salix alha) and sallow (&'. C(q)rea) in August and September; and the chrysalis may be found in a silken cocoon among the fallen leaves throughout the winter. Fig. ^The Small The Blue-hordcrcil Carpet (Mdanthia hicoJoraia) This same family {Larentiidce) is remai'kable for its iarge number of pretty moths, popularly known as the ' Carpets,' many of which are exceedingly common in our woods and gardens. Our first example of these is the Blue- bordered, M'hich is pretty well represented in several counties of Great Britain and Ireland. Its white fore wings are boldly marked with a blotch of greyish brown at the base, and an- other extending from the middle of the costal margin more than halfway across. The hind margin is marked with two bluish grey bars, separated by a ^\hite line. The hind wings are white, with a very small dark spot, and a bluish grey margin something like that of the fore wings. The caterpillar is green, with longitudiiial stripes of a darker and lighter shade. It feeds in June on the alder {Alnns gJutinom) and blackthorn {PrmiKs sjnnosa) ; and when full gfown it changes to a brown chrysalis within a light silken web. The moth flies in July and August. Fig. 2
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