. Butterflies and moths (British). Butterflies; Insects -- Great Britain. Hijponomeida Padcllus The family Hyponomeutidcc contains about twenty insects, some of which are very common and exceedinglj' destructive to our trees. In May and Ji;ne hawthorn and fruit trees may be seen swarming with the gregarious larvae of some of them, and almost entirely stripped of their leaves. The species here figured has gi-ey or white fore wings with three rows of black dots. The hind wings are darker grey without dots. The larva feeds on hawthorn, apple, and other trees. The perfect insect flies in July and
. Butterflies and moths (British). Butterflies; Insects -- Great Britain. Hijponomeida Padcllus The family Hyponomeutidcc contains about twenty insects, some of which are very common and exceedinglj' destructive to our trees. In May and Ji;ne hawthorn and fruit trees may be seen swarming with the gregarious larvae of some of them, and almost entirely stripped of their leaves. The species here figured has gi-ey or white fore wings with three rows of black dots. The hind wings are darker grey without dots. The larva feeds on hawthorn, apple, and other trees. The perfect insect flies in July and Aiigust. Depressaria nervosa The next family—Gelecliiidte —is represented bj^ the species Nervosa, which is common in many localities. Its fore wings are reddish brown, and are marked by a number of short longitudinal streaks of a darker colour. The hind wings are light gre3^ The caterpillar is black, marked with black spots in white rings, and having yellow side stripes. It feeds on the flowers of the. Fig. 237.—Nervosa—Twice Natural 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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