74 LLOYD'S NATURAL HISTORY. 



THE SCARCE HOOK-TIP. PLATYPTERYX HARPAGULA. 



Bomhyx harpagida^ Esper, Schmett,, iii., p. 373, Taf. 73, 



figs. I, 2 (1786). 

 Phalcena harparia^ Fabricius, Ent. Syst., Suppl., p. 449 



(1798). 



Bombyx sicula^ Hiibner, Eur. Schmett., iii., fig. 41 (i8co). 

 Platypteryx sicuhi, Laspeyres, Neue Scbrift. Ges. Nat. 



Freunde Berl., iv., p. 46 (1803); Treitschke, Schmett. 



Eur., V. (3), p. 403 (1S26); Duponche], Lepid. P'rance, 



vii., p. 92, pi. 140, fig. 6 (1829). 

 Drepa7ia sicula^ Kirby, Eur. Butterflies and Moths, p. 124 



(1880); Buckler, Larvae of Brit. Lepid, iii., p. 66, pi. 52, 



figs. 4, 4 a-c (1889); Barrett, Lepid. Brit. Isl., iii., p. 67, 



pi. 99, figs. I, I a, b (1895). 



The Scarce Hook-tip [Plaiyftoyx sicula). 



The Scarce Hook-tip is a native of P^urope. It measures 

 about an inch and a half across the wings. 



The fore-wings are ochre-yellow, slightly dusted with red, 

 with several indistinct darker lines^ and a golden V'Sbnped 

 spot in the centre, shaded with grey. Beyond this, towards 

 the fringes, the colour becomes darker, and there is a dull 

 yellow spot bordered with dark blue. The hind- wings are 

 also ochre-yellow, but of a paler shade than the fore-wings, 

 with several indi.^linct darker lines. 



