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mannia. The pupa is reddish brown, and has 

 a reddish brown cocoon. 



FAMILY 



A R C T 1 1 I ) .E. 



Large and middle-sized moths, usually 

 brightly coloured. Fore wings with twelve 

 nervures; nervures 5 and 6 widely separated 

 at their origin. Hind wings with eight nervures, 

 5 and 6 rising at a distance from each other. 

 Nervure 8 rises from the subcostal nervure. 

 The discoidal cell is divided. Frenulum always 

 present. The antenna; bipectinated or serrated 

 in the males. Proboscis distinct. No ocelli. 

 Abdomen densely hair}-. The hind tibiae 

 mostly with two pairs of spines. The larvas 

 have tubercles on each segment, with long hairs 

 growing from them. The pups are stout, and 

 are enclosed in a thin cocoon on the ground 

 or between leaves. 



Genus Emydia, Boisd. 



"^^^ings long and narrow ; fore wings with 

 eleven nervures, nervures 7, 8, and g rising 

 from a common stalk. Hind wings with eight 

 nervures, 3 and 4 and 6 and 7 rising from a 

 point. Nervure 5 is rudimentary or wanting. 

 The antenna; are bipectinated in the males, 

 slightly serrated in the females, with two bristles 

 on each point. The hind tibiae have two pairs 

 of spurs. 



E. striata, Linn. The Feathered Footman. 

 PI. XVn. fig. 3. In the male the fore wings 

 are yellow, with numerous black longitudinal 

 lines, the hind wings orange - colour, with 

 a broad black costa and hind margin, and a 

 central black lunule ; in the female the fore 

 wings are pale buff-coloured, with a black dot 

 near the costa, and a few narrow black streaks 

 on the hind margins. The hind wings are 

 orange, with a few black streaks near the base, 

 a submarginal row of black dots, and a black 

 dot in the centre. The head, thorax, and 

 abdomen are yellow, the last being spotted 

 with black. It is widely distributed, but is 

 rare in Great Britain. The moth appears in 

 June and July, and frequents heaths. The larva 

 is dark brown, with an orange dorsal and white 

 lateral line, and is covered with reddish yellow 

 hairs. It feeds on grasses, Avtemisia, heath 



(Callnna), Galium, Plantago, etc. The pupa is 

 reddish brown, with a greyish white cocoon. 



E. cribrum, Linn. The Speckled Footman. 

 Fore wings white, with four transverse rows 

 of black dots, and a marginal line with black 

 dots at the extremities of the nervures. The 

 hind wings are dark grey, with whitish fringes, 

 and an indistinct bluish white central lunule. 

 The head and thorax are bluish white, with 

 black spots, and the abdomen grey, with black 

 spots, and a yellow tip in the male. The 

 moth is widely distributed in Europe, but is 

 local, and in England it is almost confined to 

 Hampshire and Dorsetshire. The larva is 

 brown, with white dorsal and lateral lines, 

 fine short white hairs, and a shining black 

 tail. It feeds on heath {Callnna), Plantago, etc., 

 remaining hidden during the day. The pupa 

 is dark brown and short, and is formed under 

 stones, etc., in a slight cocoon. \^ar. Candida, 

 C3r. has fewer black spots. It is a Southern 

 form. 



Genus Deiopeia, Curt. 



Fore wings witli twelve nervures. Nervure 

 7 rises from the anterior angle of the discoidal 

 nervure, 8 and 9 rise together from 7, and 10 

 is separate. Hind wings with eight nervures. 

 The antennae are simple, with a bristle on both 

 sides of each joint. The palpi are horizontal 

 or slightly raised. 



D. pulchella, Linn. The Crimson Speckled 

 Footman. Fore wings white, with black and 

 red dots; the hind margins dotted with black; 

 the fringes yellowish, chequered with black 

 and brown. Hind wings white, with a black 

 central streak and a broad indented black 

 border, and white fringes. The abdomen is 

 bluish white, with black spots on the sides. 

 This handsome insect is widely distributed, 

 but is commoner in South than in Central 

 Europe. In England it is rare. The cater- 

 pillar is bluish grey, with black hairs, a white 

 dorsal line, and a reddish streak on the sides 

 of each segment. It feeds on Echium, Plantago, 

 Solanimi, etc. The chrysalis is dark brown, 

 enclosed in a slight greyish white cocoon. 



Genus Euchelia, Boisd. 



Resembles the last Genus in neuration, but 

 nervures 7 and 1 1 rise from the appendicular 



