t3© Lloyd's natural hlstory. 



In this genus the body is stout and downy, v.-'ui the abdo- 

 men scarcely extending beyond the hind-wings ; the fore- 

 wings are oval, rounded at the tips, and the hind-wings are 

 rounded, and not much longer than broad. The sexes are 

 coloured alike, but can be distinguished by the more strongly 

 pectinated antennse of the male. This genus is met with in 

 Europe, Asia, and North America. 



THE WHITE ERMINE MOTH. SPILOSOMA LUERICIPEDA. 



Bomhyx luhricipeda^ Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. (ed. x.) i. p. 555, 



no. 47 (1758) ; id. Faun. Suec. p. 303 (1761). 

 Phalcena lubricipeda^ Scopoli, Ent. Carn. p. 208, no. 513 



(1763)- 

 Bombyx lubricipeda alba, Hufnagel, Berl. Mag. ii. p. 412, 



no. 25 (1766). 

 Bombyx menthastri, Esper, Schmett. ii. p. 334, taf. d^, figs. 



6-10 (1786); Hiibner, Eur. Schmett. iii. figs. 152, 153 



(1804?). 

 P/ialcena er/nhiea^ Marsham, Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. i. p. 70, 



pi. i. fig. I (i790- 

 Eyprepia meiiihastri, Ochsenheimer, Schmett. Eur. iii. p. 354 



(1810). 

 Chelojiia nienthastri, Godart, Lepid. France, iv. p. 362, pi. 37, 



fig. 5(1822). 

 Spilosonia nienthasfn\ Stephens, 111. Brit. Ent. Haust. ii. p. 



75, pi. 16, fig. 3 (1828) ; Kirby, Eur. Butterflies & Moths, 



p. T05, pi. 23, fig. 10 (tSSo); Buckler, Larvae Brit. 



Buttertlies & Moths, iii. pi. 45, fig. 2 (1889); Barrett, 



Lepid. Brit. Isl. ii. p. 286, pi. 77 (1894). 

 Var. a. Spilosonia zvalkeri. 

 Spilosonia walkcri, Curtis, Brit. Ent. ii. pi. 92 (1825). 

 Clielonia vienthastri, var., Godart, Le'pid. France, iv. p. 362, pi. 



37, fig. 6 (1822). 



