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of Dicraiiura are of this kind. We give a representation of the 

 caterpillar and the moth of the Puss Moth {Dicra?mra vinula, 

 Figs. 244, 245), as also the moth of the Dicramira verbasci, the 

 former of which is common in England, and the larva may be found 



Fig. 246. — Dicranura verbasci. 



during the late summer and early autumn feeding on poplars and 

 willows ; and of the caterpillar of Staiiropiis fagi, the Lobster Moth 

 (Fig. 247), rare in France, whose appearance is strange indeed. The 

 moths, on the contrary, have nothing about them remarkable. 



The Noctuina are a group of Lepidoptera of middling size, and 

 generally found in woods, meadows, and gardens, where their cater- 



Fig. 247.— Larva of the Lobster Moth {Stauropus ft 



)illars have lived. They seldom fly till about sunset, or during the 

 light. Their upper wings are of a dark colour, with spots in the 



tjf* jiiddle of a particular shape. Their lower wings are of various 



iif^ blours, often whitish, sometimes red or yellow. 



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