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broad, white or yellow, with two transverse lines, and a central 

 spot. The hind-wings are rounded or angulated. The moths 

 are generally called " Waves " by collectors. 



The larvae are slender and cylindrical, feeding concealed on 

 low plants, and the pupae are brown, and enclosed in fine 

 cocoons. 



As the generic name Acidalia (Treitschke) is preoccupied, I 

 adopt the name used by Mr. Moore for this family. 



GENUS CRASPEDIA. 

 Craspcdia, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 312 (1822?). 

 Idcta, Treitschke, Schmett. Eur. vi. (2), p. 258 (1828). 

 Acidalia, Duponchel, Lepid. France, viii. (i), p. 70 (1830); 

 Guenee, Spec. Gen. Ldpid. Uran. et Phal. i. p. 444 

 (1857), 7iec Treitschke, 7iec Hiihner. 

 The type of this genus is one of the most elegant of the 

 British species of this family. 



THE LACE BORDER. CRASPEDIA ORNATA. 



Phakzna ornata, Scopoli, Ent. Carn. p. 219, no. 545 (1763). 

 Geometra paludata, Linnjeus, Syst. Nat. (ed. xii.) i. (2), p. S73, 



no. 277 (]767). 

 Geometra ornataria, Esper, Schmett. v. Taf. 51, fig. 3 (1795 ?) ; 



Hiibner, Eur. Schmett. v. fig. 70 (1799?). 

 Idcea ornata, Treitschke, Schmett. Eur. vi. (2), p. 283 (1828). 

 Ptychopoda ornata, Stephens, 111. Brit. Ent. Haust. iii. p. 307 



(1831). 

 Acidalia ornata, Kirby, Eur. Butterflies and Moths, p. 353 

 (1882); Buckler, Larvse of Brit. Lepid. vii. p. 107, 

 pi. 118, figs. 4, 4 a (1897). 



The Lace Border is common in most parts of Europe, 

 Western Asia, and Northern Africa. It expands about an inch. 



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