BRITISH AND EUROPEAN BUTIERFLIES AND MOTHS. 



two parallel yellow transverse lines, yellow 

 central liinule and grey hind margins. Hind 

 wings olive-brown with a yellow central line. 

 It is found in Central Europe in May, but is 

 rare in England. The larva is brownish yellow, 

 dotted with black, with a dark longitudinal 

 line and with four black warts on each seg- 

 ment. It feeds on oak in Autumn, and is said 

 to riddle the dry leaves with holes so as to 

 make them like a sieve. 



Genus Madopa, Steph. 



Is closely allied to the last genus, but the 

 palpi are much shorter and are raised, but do 

 not project beyond the pointed frontal tuft. 

 The terminal joint is covered with smooth 

 scales, and is short, pointed and projecting. 

 Antennae and legs without markings. 



M. salicalis, W. V. The Lesser Bell. 

 Fore wings bluish grey with ochre -yellow 

 transverse lines and a dark marginal line. 

 Hind wings yellowish brown with dark brown 

 hind margins. It is local in Central Europe 

 in May and June, but is rare in England. The 

 larva has fourteen legs, and is uniform velvety 

 green with j'ellow incisions. It lives on sallow 

 and willow in August. 



Genus Herminia, Latr. 



Very like Zanclognatha, but the palpi have 

 an unusually long, straight second joint, and 

 a straight terminal joint of moderate length, 

 which is more or less raised. They have sharp 

 scales on both sides reaching to the end and 

 often project beyond the head for three or 

 four times their length. The times of appear- 

 ance and distribution correspond with Zanclog- 

 natha. The male antennas have long, slender 

 pectinations and a knot-like thickening in the 

 middle, except in derivalis. The front legs of 

 the males are tufted, 'except in tentacularia. The 

 larva; have sixteen legs and slightly hairy 

 punctiform warts, and are found in Autumn 

 and Spring. 



H. cribumalis, Hubn. The Dotted Fan- 

 foot. Fore wings pale reddish grey, almost 

 without markings. The transverse lines are 

 only slightly indicated and the hind margins 

 are darker. The hind wings are paler than 

 the fore wings. It is found locally in marshy 

 places in Central Europe, including the English 



Fen district. The larva is fusiform, greyish 

 brown, finely sprinkled with ochre-yellow, with 

 a light-bordered dorsal line, black spiracles 

 and ochreous sides. It feeds on grass. 



H. tentacularia, Linn. Fore wings dark 

 ochre-yellow with curved transverse lines and 

 a narrow blackish central lunule. Hind wings 

 yellowish grey with a thin dark curved line. 

 It is common in woods throughout Europe, 

 except the North West. The larva is light 

 brownish yellow, shagreened with white, with 

 a dark median line, short white hairs and a 

 reddish brown head. It lives on grass in May. 



H. derivalis, Hiibn. The Clay Fan-foot. 

 Fore and hind wings uniform dark ochre- 

 yellow, with fine blackish lines, of which the 

 outer is curved, an indistinct dark central 

 lunule, and dark hind margins. It is found 

 in Central and Eastern Europe, but is not 

 common. The larva is stout with very fine 

 white hair, a fine dark dorsal line and black 

 warts and spiracles. It feeds on grass. 



Genus Pechipogon, Hubn. 



This is distinguished from the last genus 

 by the ill-developed appendicular cell of the 

 fore wings. The antennae have the knot-like 

 thickening, in the middle, in the male, but 

 the pectinations are short, and tufted. The 

 front legs are tufted in the male. The only 

 species is; — 



P. barbalis, Clerck. The Common Fan- 

 foot. Fore wings brownish yellow with dark 

 zigzag transverse lines and a dark marginal 

 line. Hind wings lighter, but with dark hind 

 margins. It is common throughout Europe 

 in May and June. The larva is rusty brown 

 with black dorsal stripes and dark transverse 

 streaks. It lives from Autumn till Spring on 

 the ground among dry oak leaves and passes 

 into the pupa state in a slight cocoon at the 

 end of April. 



Genus Bomolocha, Hiibn. 



These are more like Hypena in appearance. 

 Palpi projecting, compressed, terminal joint 

 short, with smooth scales above. Antennae 

 setiform, ciliated. Eyes naked, ciliated on the 

 margins. Thorax covered with close hair. 

 Abdomen with fine crests along the middle. 

 Pectus, femora and legs with smooth scales. 



