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Kirby, Eur. Butterflies and Moths, p. 108, pi. 24, figs. 2, a-c 

 (1879); Buckler, Larv^ of Brit. Lepid. iii. p. 11, pi. 39, 

 fig. I (1889); Barrett, Lepid. Brit. Isl. ii. p. 329, pi. 83, 

 figs. 2, 2^-/(1895). 



Orgyia nova, Fitch, Rep. Ins. New York, viii. p. 193 (1865). 



Orgyia badia, H. Edwards, Proc. California Acad. v. p. 188 

 (1874). 



N'otolophus antiquus, Kirby, Cat. Lepid. Heter. i. p. 493 (1892). 



The Vapourer Moth has a very wide range, being not only 

 found in Europe and North and West Asia, but also in North 

 America. It is abundant even in London, and may often be 

 seen flying in the streets wherever there are any trees near. 



The Vapourer Moth $ and ? 



It expands from ^ to ij4 inch. This is one of those interesting 

 Moths in which the females are wingless, and is the best known 

 example of this peculiarity occurring in Britain. 



The male is bright chestnut-brown, with a white crescentric 

 spot in front of the hinder angle of the fore-wings, and a few 

 dark transverse markings. The hind-wings are without mark- 

 ings. The female has a stout body covered with down, and has 

 only small projections, representing rudiments of wings. 



The larva is ashy-grey, with fine reddish-yellow and white 

 longitudinal lines, and tubercles covered with yellowish hair ; 

 behind the head are reddish-yellow spots arranged in a trans- 

 verse row, and two black tufts of hair. There is also a tuft on 



