246 Lloyd's natural history. 



resemblance co the surrounding bark, till after the Moth has 

 emerged ; this is usually the case in Cerura and allied genera 

 of NotodontidcE, 



THE SALLOW KITTEN. CERURA FURCULA. 



Bo7iihyx furcula, Clerck, Icones, pi. 9, fig. 9 (1759); Linnaeus, 

 Faun, Suec. p. 298 (1761); Esper, Schmett. iii. p. 102, 

 Taf. 19, figs. 3, 4 (1784) ; Hiibner, Eur. Schmett. iii. fig. 

 39 (1800); Godart, Lepid. France, iv. p. 136, pi. 16, fig. 

 2 (1822). 



Harpyia fiwcula^ Ochsenheimer, Schmett. Eur. iii. p. 32 

 (1810). 



Cerura furcula, Stephens, 111. Brit. Ent. Haust. ii. p. 17 (1828) ; 

 Kirby, Eur. Butterflies and Moths, p. 136 (1880) ; Buckler, 

 Larvae of Brit. Lepid. ii. p. 137, pi. 32, fig. 2 (1887); 

 Barrett, Lepid. Brit. Isl. iii. p. 86, pi. loi, figs. 2, 2a-d 



(1895)- 

 Dicranura furciday Duponchel, Lepid. France, Suppl. iii. p. 



128, pi. 12, fig. 4 (1836). 



This species, like C. hiaispis^ is found only in Europe. It 

 expands from \y^ to i >^ inch. 



The Sallow Kitten. 



It is light grey with a dark grey transverse band on the fore- 

 wings, suffused with orange, straight on the inner side, and 

 irregularly excavated on the outer sides. 



