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LLDYDS NATURAL HISTORY 



British Isles. It expands from two inches to two inches and 

 a quarter. 



The head, thorax, and fore-wings vary from greenish-grey to 

 deep reddish-brown or dark brown, and the abdomen is paler, 

 with a dark anal tuft. The antennae are yellowish, with darker 

 tips in the male, and whitish-grey or brownish-grey in the 

 female. 



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The Lunar Double Stripe. 



The basal area of the fore-wings is the lightest, with a brown 

 dot at the base. The two transverse lines are yellowish, 

 bordered with brown, and are curved, and nearer together at 

 the inner margin than on the costa. In the place of the 

 orbicular stigma is a dark brown dot, and the reniform stigma 

 is small and lunular. The sub-marginal Une is yellowish 

 and much dentated. In front of the dentated unicolorous 

 fringes is a row of blackish dots. The hind-wings are yellowish- 



