BRITISH AXD EUROPEAN BUiTERELIES AXD MOTHS. 



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Genus Hylophila, Hiibn. 



Fore wings broad, somewliat expanded 

 posteriorly, willi oblique sinuated hind margins. 

 Palpi with a short or long rounded terminal 

 joinf. The larvae feed on trees. The pupae 

 have a firm boat-shaped cocoon. 



H. prasinana, Linn. The Green Silver 

 Lines. Fore wings green, with red-edged 

 transverse lines and a yellow- abdomen in the 

 male, and with whitish transverse lines and 

 abdomen in the female. The moth is common 

 and widely distributed in woods throughout 

 Europe. It is on the wing in May. The 

 caterpillar is yellowish green, with a deep yellow 

 lateral line, and a red-edged anal plate and 

 red prolegs. It is found from July far into 

 the Autumn, feeding on beech and oak. The 

 cocoon is reddish yellow. 



H. bicolorana, Fuessl. The Scarce Green 

 Silver Lines is found in oak woods in Central 

 and Southern Europe in June and July. The 

 fore w-ings are green, with two transverse lines. 

 The hind wings and abdomen are white. The 

 larva is yellowish green, with two yellow dorsal 

 lines, commencing on the fourth segment, and 

 the anal plate edged with the same. It feeds 

 on oak in May and June. 



FAMILY 

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Rather small moths, with eleven or twelve 

 nervures on the fore wings, which vary some- 

 what in their arrangement; the hind wings 

 with eight nervures. The antennae are ciliated. 

 There are no ocelli. The palpi are small and 

 horizontal. The posterior tibiae have two 

 spurs. The body is slender, and does not 

 extend beyond the anal angle of the hind 

 wings. These moths mostly fly by night, but 

 some fly in the daytime. The larvte, which 

 have sixteen legs, hairy warts, and a small 

 round head, feed on lichens, etc. The pupa; 

 are short and obtuse, and are enclosed in a 

 slight cocoon. 



Genus Nola, Leach. 



Palpi projecting beyond the head, with 

 raised scales. Fore wings broad, with the last 

 nervure but one detached, running from the 



subcostal nervure to the costa, with rather 

 pointed apices and considerably curved hind 

 margins. Nervures 3 and 4, as well as 6 and 

 7, have long stalks, and 4 may be wanting. 

 The antennae of the males are distinctly cili- 

 ated and sometimes pectinated. They are 

 small moths, which fly mostly at night, and 

 may be found sitting on the trunks of trees in 

 the daytime. The caterpillars are fusiform, 

 and live on bushes. The cocoon of the chry- 

 salis is boat-shaped. 



N. togatulalis, Hiibn. Fore wings light 

 grey, with a sharp zigzag transverse line, 

 and a broad black arched line across the 

 middle. It is found in July in sandy places 

 among young oaks in Southern and South- 

 Central Europe. The larva feeds on low- 

 growing oaks in June. 



N. cucuUatella, Linn. The Short Cloaked 

 Moth is smaller than the last species, and is 

 distinguished by the dark base of the fore 

 wings. The moth is common in most parts 

 of Europe in June and July. The larva, which 

 is yellowish grey with a white dorsal line, 

 feeds on sloe and fruit trees in May. 



N. cicatricalis, Treit. Fore wings grey, 

 narrow, and verv pointed, with oblique hind 

 margins. Hind wings darker grey. It is a 

 South European species. 



N. strigula, W. V. The Small Black 

 Arches. The fore wings are light grey, varied 

 with brown; the hind wings brownish grey. 

 It is widely distributed in Central and Southern 

 Europe, and appears in June and July. The 

 larva is yellowish ,or pinkish, with a black 

 transverse spot on the eighth segment. It 

 feeds on lichens, especially those growing on 

 oak, in ]May. 



N. confusalis, Herr-Schaff. The Least 

 Black Arches is very like the last species. 

 The hind wings are greyish white. It is 

 common in Western Europe in June and July. 

 N. albula, W. V. Fore wings white, with 

 golden-brown undentated transverse lines, the 

 posterior in the centre of the wings forming 

 three irregular curves. Hind wings pale grey, 

 with darker margins. It is found generally 

 distributed in Europe, but is not common. 



N. centonalis, Hubn. is very variable in 

 colour and marking. The fore wings are 

 white, with brownish borders; the hind wings 



