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the oak, birch, willow, poplar, alder, beech, lime, &c. and appears towards the 

 middle of May and the end of September ; the imago about the end of April 

 and the beginning of August. 



A common and beautiful species, found in most woods throughout 

 the metropolitan district. " Near Newcastle-on-Tyne, rarely." — ■ 

 W. C. Hewitson, Esq. " Alderley, Cheshire."— iJ^t;. E. Stanley. 



Sp. 2. cucidla. Alls anticis ochraceis ferrugineo rnaculatis striatisque, fascia 

 marginali cinereo-albidd, posticis cinereis liturd anali ferrugined. (Exp. alar. 

 $ 1 unc. 5—6 lin. : 9 1 unc. 6 — 10 lin.) 



Bo. cuculla. Borkhausen. — Ph. Bo. cuculla. Don. x. pi. 333. /. 1. — Lo. cuculla. 



Staph. Catal. No. 5974. 



Antennse pale ferruginous : head, thorax, and abdomen ochraceous : the crest 

 ferruginous posteriorly : anterior wings, with the costa from the base, beyond 

 the middle, broadly ochraceous-yeUow, the interior margin and apex ferrugi- 

 nous, with irregular dark markings ; the costa with two or three abbreviated 

 brownish streaks in the centre, and the posterior margin with an ashy-white 

 patch, divided by a rusty blotch intersected by a black line, and varied by a 

 few dusky shades : cilia pale, with ochraceous spots : posterior wings griseous, 

 with a rusty blotch at the anal angle. 



Caterpillar sHghtly hairy, with the dorsal segments obsoletely elevated, the anal 

 one with a distinct conical protuberance, pale bluish-green, with a brownish 

 patch on the back of the third and fourth segments ; the prolegs and caudal 

 elevations crimson : it feeds on maple, and is found in the autumn. 



This rare insect I once caught at Darenth-wood, by mothing, 

 in June, 1820 : several other specimens have been captured at the 

 same place, and in the neighbouring woods. " Near Erith." — 

 Mr. Hatchett. 



f Sp. 3. carmeUta. Plate I4. f. 3. AUs rubiginosis, anticis ad marginem 

 interiorem canescentibus, macalis duabus albis costalibiis, posticis fascid obsoletd 

 albidd liturdque anali ccerulescente. (Exp. alar. 1 unc. 7 Un.) 



Bo. carmelita. Esper. — Lo. carmelita. Steph. Catal. No. 5975. 



Antennae ochraceous-red : head and thorax pale rusty-red; the latter with a 

 yellowish lateral spot : the abdomen ochraceous-red : anterior wings, with the 

 costal edge fine pale red, minutely irrorated with hoary: the inner margin, 

 especially towards the anal angle, hoary, with a few black specks, and minute 

 white irrorations; the costa with an obsolete white spot before the middle, 

 and a larger subconical one towards the apex, from which springs a row of 

 small dusky-brown spots, which reach to the dorsal denticulation : cilia 

 brown at the base, white at the tip: posterior wings rufescent, with an 

 obsolete whitish fascia, and a bluish-brown patch at the anal angle. 



Caterpillar green, with a yellowish dorsal hue, and a rufescent lateral one : it 

 feeds on the birch. 



