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BRITISH AND EUROPEAN BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS. 



E. apiciaria, W. V. The Bordered Beauty 

 is ochre-yellow sprinkled with orange with two 

 (on the hind wings one) sharplj' defined dark 

 transverse lines, the anterior of whicii forms a 

 pointed angle and the posterior is suffused 

 with violet towards the hind margin, and is 

 slightly curved to the apex. There is a dark 

 central dot on all the wings, and the basal 

 half of the fringes is dark. It is common in 

 Central and Northern Europe in July and in 

 September. The larva is grey, lighter above, 

 with two fine white dorsal lines which expand 

 into spots at the end of each segment, similar 

 white lateral lines, a light grey interrupted 

 line above the legs, and black warts on the 

 stout sixth segment. It lives in May and 

 June on willow, poplar and alder. The pupa 

 is shining, obtuse in front with two short 

 points, and rests on the ground. 



E. parallelaria, W. V. The Dark-bordered 

 Beauty is golden yellow, sprinkled with orange, 

 lighter in the female. The marginal area is 

 violet with two (on the hind wings only one) 

 sharp dark transverse lines, the anterior of 

 which is strongly curved, the posterior irregu- 

 larly curved, running parallel with the hind 

 margins, and approaching the apex of the 

 fore wings in the female. There is a dark 

 central dot on all the wings. The fringes are 

 whitish. It is found in Central and Northern 

 Europe in July. The larva is reddish grey 

 with dark spots on the back, a few brown 

 hairs above the legs and a double yellowish 

 lateral line, which forms rows of spots on the 

 last segments. There is a yellowish transverse 

 band on the seventh segment and a row of 

 yellow dots on the eighth. It lives on willow, 

 hazel and alder in Ma}' and June. The pupa 

 is slender shining dark brown and is placed 

 on the ground. 



E. advenaria, Hubn. The Little Thorn 

 is brownish yellow, heavily sprinkled with 

 darker, with two (on the hind wings one) dark 

 transverse lines, the anterior rectangularl)' 

 curved on the costa towards the inner side, 

 the posterior with a thirk shade through the 

 middle of the marginal area of all the wings, 

 forming a dentation towards the hind margin. 

 There is a dark crescent near the apex of the 

 fore wings, a dark marginal line, broad dark 

 fringes, and a central dot on all the wings 



which is sometimes wanting on the fore wings. 

 It is common in Central Europe in May and 

 June. The larva has obtuse fleshy spines on 

 segments 6 to lo and two similar ones on 

 segment 12. It is dark brown in front, dotted 

 with black, then light grey, darker on the 

 sides, with two elongated white dorsal spots 

 on segment 6, white oblique spots on the 

 sides of segments 7 to 10 and a few white dots 

 on all the segments. The head is square with 

 white stripes. It feeds on bilberry in Summer. 

 The pupa has a cocoon on the ground. 



Genus Hypoplectis, Hiibn. 



Middle-sized moths, with comparativel}' 

 large fore wings, widened externally, with sharp 

 apices and entire hind margins with a convex 

 projection in the middle. The hind wings are 

 rounded, with the costa longer than the inner 

 margin. In all the wings the transverse ner- 

 vure is interrupted on the inner side, the 

 lower angle of the discoidal cell is longer than 

 the upper, and nervures 3 and 4, 6 and 7 are 

 separate. Nervure 8 of the fore wings rises 

 from 7; 9 from 8; 10 and 12 touch one another 

 and II passes from thence outwards. The 

 palpi only reach to the front, and the proboscis 

 is slender. Antennae with moderately long 

 pectinations, somewhat sessile and shorter at 

 the tips, setiform in the female. Hind tibiae 

 somewhat thickened in the middle, with two 

 pairs of spurs. The only species is: — ■ 



H. adspersaria, Hiibn. This is pale jellow 

 heavily dusted with darker. Fore wings with 

 two more or less distinct interrupted transverse 

 lines, hind wings with only the outer one. 

 There is a slight central dot on all the wings, 

 the marginal line is almost uninterrupted and 

 there are brown fringes on the fore wings 

 only. It is found in May and June in Central 

 Europe, except the North- West, especially in 

 mountainous districts. The larva has light 

 and dark brown transverse stripes and a dark 

 brown expanded dorsal line in the middle of 

 each segment, light longitudinal lines next to 

 it and a double lateral line above the legs. 

 The belly is yellowish brown. It lives on 

 S a rot ham 11 us and other low plants in July and 

 August. The pupa is light yellow with brown 

 wing-cases and brownish lateral lines, and 

 forms a slight cocoon among the plants. 



