Archive image from page 312 of A handbook of British lepidoptera. A handbook of British lepidoptera CUbiodiversity1126142 Year: 1895 ( i'Vcabra] NOTODONTiDAE darkest towards disc, somewhat reddish beyond second line ; two blackish spots above tornus, lower very small. Hindwings grey. Perhaps introduced, but temporarily naturalised in Kent and Norfolk; C. Europe, WC. and N. Asia; 5, 8. Larva rather hairy, dark fuscous; dorsal area with four ochreous or whitish lines; 5 and 12 with reddish-brown or black promin- ences, former with a snow-white spot on each side; series of orange spots or markin
Archive image from page 312 of A handbook of British lepidoptera. A handbook of British lepidoptera CUbiodiversity1126142 Year: 1895 ( i'Vcabra] NOTODONTiDAE darkest towards disc, somewhat reddish beyond second line ; two blackish spots above tornus, lower very small. Hindwings grey. Perhaps introduced, but temporarily naturalised in Kent and Norfolk; C. Europe, WC. and N. Asia; 5, 8. Larva rather hairy, dark fuscous; dorsal area with four ochreous or whitish lines; 5 and 12 with reddish-brown or black promin- ences, former with a snow-white spot on each side; series of orange spots or markings above and below spiracles; head black: on poplar; 7, 9, 10. 3. P. curtula, L. 31-34 mm. Crown and thorax to middle with a dark reddish-brown central blotch. Forewings brown, partially suffused with grey-whitish ; lines fine, whitish, first straight, oblique, median somewhat curved inwards, second slightly sinuate above, stronger on costa, limiting a large trapezoidal reddish-brown apical blotch, deeper red anteriorly ; postsubterminal interrupted, dark fuscous. Hindwings grey. England, Fife, N. Ireland, local; N. and C. Europe, Asia Minor; 4, 5, 7. Larva hairy, pinkish-grey, black-speckled ; 5 and 12 with black prominences; series of orange spots; head black, with two reddish-ochreous stripes : on aspen and poplar ; 5, G, 8, 9. 2. NOTODONTA, 0. Eyes hairy, at least in part. Antennae in (J bipectinated to near apex. Palpi rather short, rough-haired. Thorax with slight anterior crest. Anterior tarsi rough - scaled. Forewings with dorsal scale-tooth; 10 out of 9 above 7. Hindwings : 8 approxi- mated to beyond middle of coll. Also of no great extent; it ranges throughout the Northern hemisphere, but principally in temperate regions. Larva with two or more median prominences, and one on 12 ; anal prologs small, held aloft in repose. 1. Discal mark of forewings strongly curved 1. ziczac „ „ ,, not or hardly curved . 2. 2. Hindwings whitish . . .3. trito})hus. „ grey ... .3.
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