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of colouring, but are usuallj- faint and indistinct. (Kev 

 H. H. Crewe.) 



June and July, on oak, feeding upon the leaves. 



Pupa bright red, the thorax and wing-cases paler than the 

 rest ; bases of the wing-cases dusky ; abdominal divisions and 

 the tip deep red. In a slight earthen cocoon, in the ground. 

 (H. H. C.) 



In this condition during the winter. 



The moth sits during the day in oak trees, usually on the 

 underside of a horizontal branch. A sharp blow upon the 

 branch will generally cause it to flutter away to a short 

 distance, and then go down to the ground, but if the weather 

 IS warm it will sometimes fly actively away. Also where the 

 oak trees are not provided with suitable horizontal branches, 

 some other tree may be selected, and I have seen quite a 

 number of the moths congregated under the branches of a 

 beech, in such circumstances. Almost confined to oak woods, 

 but in them tolerably common throughout England, and 

 probably Wales, though my only records are from Glamorgan 

 and Pembrokeshire. In Scotland found in the Sohvay dis- 

 trict, Berwickshire, the Edinburgh district, Stirlingshire, 

 Perthshire and Argyleshire. In Ireland, abundant in Wick- 

 low, and found in AVaterford. Kerry, Galway, Monaghan. 

 Sligo, Tyrone, Antrim and Deny— probably wherever there 

 are oak woods. Abroad its range is through Holland, 

 France, Central and South-west Germany, Italy and North- 

 eastern Spain. 



42. E. exig-uata, //»V^— Expanse | to | inch (18- 

 22 mm.). Fore wings rather pointed but broad ; pale grey- 

 brown or smoky-brown; discal spot large, black; second 

 line a row of black wedges. Hind wings white, with grey 

 clouding. 



Antenna! of the male shining, sim])le, ciliated, dark grey 

 with a white gloss; palpi small, dull grey-brown; head and 



