href="@public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@24894@[email protected]#fna.85" id="fn.85" class="pginternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">85 Noctua cerasi, &c.—These moths are remarkably neat in appearance.

86 Noctua ligustri.—The Coronets are so called from their crested thorax.

87 Geometra luctuaria.

88 Adela genus.—The Japan moths are distinguished by the length of their antennae, which several times exceed the length of their bodies.

89 Abraxas grossulariata.—The destructive caterpillar of this moth lives in gardens, through the winter, and feeds on the buds as they begin to open. When about to change to the chrysalis state, they suspend themselves by the tail.

90 Bombyx antiqua.—The female moth is destitute of wings, and the male is constantly seen, slowly fluttering through the streets of London.

91 Noctua psi.—The Dagger is produced from a light green egg, and is named from the mark on its wings.

92 Herminia rostralis.—Called Snout, from the form of the palpi, which project over the head.

93 Bombyx cæruleocephala.—It owes its English name to the figure of eight, marked in white on its brown wings.

94 Bombyx cassinea.—The Sprawler is found on palings, closely adhering to the wood, and rests with its anterior feet widely spread out.

95 Geometra leucophearia.—This is named Spring Usher from making its appearance in February; it is a favourite food with insectivorous birds.

96 Noctua aprica.

97 Tortrix gnomana.—Dial moth. It flies from side to side like the pendulum of a clock.

98 Lasiocampa neustria, &c.—The caterpillars live in a common web, and are striped with white, blue, and red, whence, by the French naturalists, they are called livrée. They are polyphagus, i. e. they eat every thing. They lay their eggs in close, compact rings, round the twigs of trees.

99 Odenensis potatoria.—The caterpillar of this moth (according to Godart) after drinking, lifts up its head like a hen, whence it receives its name.

100 Lithosia aurantia (orange)—Lithosia luterella (yellow) Lithosia rubricollis (black)—Footman.

101 Noctua chamomilla.—The moth attaches itself close to the edges of wood, as near its own colour as possible.

102 Abraxas ulmaria.—Found abundantly in Yorkshire.

103 Geometra genus.

104 Noctua exclamationis.

105 Geometra chærophyllata.—All the moths called Chimney-sweeps are black, but the Chimney-sweep’s boy is smaller than the others, and easily distinguished by the glossiness of its wings.

106 Fumaria plumistra.

107 Geometra euphorbiata, &c.

108 Geometra thymiaria.—All collectors will recognise this as a very probable accident from the quantity of grease natural to moths, and which often destroys their finest specimens. The localities of these and other insects, with more particulars, may be found ably described in Mr. Samouelle’s valuable work on Entomology.

THE END.

BRADBURY AND EVANS, PRINTERS.