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This, which is one of the most beautiful of the Tiger Moths, is 

 a native of Europe and Western Asia. It expands about two 

 Inches. The fore-wings are of a rich silky dark brown, with 

 pale yellow or cream-coloured stripes and streaks. One of 

 the largest of these runs from near the tip, parallel to the hind- 

 margin, to the hinder angle, and another, equally broad, runs 

 from near the middle of the costa to meet the first near the 

 hinder angle, thus completing a Y or V. A third stripe which 

 starts from the costa nearer the base also runs towards the 

 hinder angle, but is narrower, and ends in a point before reach- 

 ing it. The hind-wings are cinnabar-red with a large black 

 central spot, and two large and one or two small ones near the 

 hind margin. The thorax is dark brown, like the fore-wings, 

 with yellow edges to the tegulae, and the abdomen is rich 

 yellow with four rows of small black dots. 



The larva is greyish-brown or black, with a deep yellow, 

 sometimes orange, dorsal stripe, a yellow or whitish lateral 

 line, and rusty-yellow warts bearing hairs of the same colour. 

 It feeds on various low plants, such as plantain, clover, and 

 lettuce, and on oak, willows, beech, &c. 



The pupa is shining reddish-brown, and is enclosed in a 

 grey cocoon. 



This species is common in weedy places in Southern and 

 Central Europe, flying by day. It has long been known as an 

 inhabitant of Jersey, and has also been reputed to be British; 

 but it is only of late years that it seems to have permanently 

 established itself in Devonshire as a British insect. 



GENUS EUCHARIA. 



Encharia^ Hiibner, Verz. bck. Schmett. p. 181 (1822?). 

 Ammobiota^ Wallengren, Skand. Heter. ii. p. 304 (1886). 



The type of this genqg is ^ ha.ndsome European Moth, not 



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