The males of this genus are remarkable for their handsome, 

 large delicate wings, whilst the females on the contrary are 

 totally destitute of them, in the typical species. 



Fortunately in this country the larvae are never known to 

 do any mischief, but in France the caterpillars of the species 

 figured sometimes do very extensive injury by destroying the 

 leaves, especially of fruit trees ; but M. Duponchel mentions 

 an admirable plan for checking their ravages : it is by wash- 

 ing a space round the base with a glutinous matter, so that 

 the femaleSj as they pass up the trunk in order to lay their 

 eggs upon the leaves, may be entangled by the gluten and 

 perish, and he adds that by the destruction of one female the 

 birth of 300 caterpillars at least is prevented. Shaking the 

 trees smartly is also effective by causing the larvae to fall, but 

 it is likewise injurious to the fruit. 



1. stictaria il/aw. — capreolaria j^^p. Wood, pi. 18. J". 461. — 

 progemmaria Hiib. — connectaria Haw. var. Wood,/. 462. 

 Middle of February to end of March, paling, Regent's Park; 



Newcastle; Epping; Glanville's Wootton and Enborne, Mr. 

 Dale. — connectaria Oct. Nov. and Dec, Epping and round 

 London. The larva feeds on the oak and birch. 



2. prosapiaria hinn. Wood, J] 463. — aurantiaria Hiib. — testa- 

 cearia Vill. var. 



In woods the end of October, trunks of trees. Coomb and 

 Darent Woods; Epping; not uncommon at Southgate ; from 

 1 1 th Nov. to 23rd Dec. at Glanville's Wootton, Mr. Dale : 

 also near Edinburgh. Larva on oak, hornbeam, and birch. 



3. defoliaria Linn. Curt. B. E. pi. 703 c? . ? . 



The larva, which feeds on the oak, lime, alder, &c., is copied 

 from Hiibner : the moth, which is extremely variable in colour, 

 is found on the trunks of trees the end of October; Mr. 

 Heysham has taken it in Cumberland as well as the forego- 

 ing. Glanville's Wootton, from 5tli Nov. to 15th Dec, Mr. 

 Dale. 



Anisopteryx Step. — Female 'with rudimeiitary *wings. 



4. leucophaearia Hub. Wood, f. 459. — nigricaria Haw. var. — 

 luctuaria Ha'oo. ? . 



January and February, trunks of trees, and females in April. 

 Capt. Chawner has taken this sex paired with the male of 

 H. stictaria! 



3. jEscularia Hilb. Wood,f. 460. March, on paling. 

 Cheimatobia Step, 



6. rupicapraria Hub. Wood, pi. 23. f. 641. — primaria Mars. 

 Antennae bipectinated in the male. Jan. and Feb. hedges. 



7. brumata Linn. Wood, 640. — vulgaris Ste. Antennae with 

 short cilia on both sides. Nov. Dec and Jan. on paling and 

 hedges. 



The Plant is Abuts glutinosa. Common Alder. 



