LARENTrD.il—LOBOPHORA. ^or 



spike, forked and hooked at the tip. In a slight silken 

 cocoon in the ground. 



The moth sits during the day, with wings closely drawtt 

 down into a triangle, on the stem of a sallow, especially 

 where it is surrounded and sheltered by long coarse grasses 

 or rough herbage ; and is not readily disturbed ; but late in 

 the afternoon and especially towards sunset it becomes very 

 lively, dancing around and over the sallow bushes, and has a 

 curious habit of springing up on the ap])roach of a collector 

 or other intruder and tlying with an elastic np-and-down 

 motion towards and over him as though to ascertain his 

 intentions, afterwards fluttering back over the bushes. Its 

 advance and retreat, with sharp turns on the wing are so 

 noticeable as to suggest most unmistakably the influence of 

 curiosity. At night it again llies and may sometimes be 

 taken at a strong light. It is found in open damp woods, 

 but more frequently m. fens ; also along the hedges of 

 meadows, and waysides in which sallow is plentiful, and even 

 along the banks of streams. In such situations it is rather 

 common in Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hants, Dorset, Devon, 

 Somerset, Jierks ; the Eastern Counties, particularly in the 

 fens ; Gloncestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, anil 

 Yorkshire ; and found more locally or rarely in Westmoreland, 

 Cumberland, Northumberland and Durham ; but I find no 

 record in Scotland. In Wales Mr. Vivian has obtained it in 

 Glamorganshire. In Ireland it is very uncommon, but has 

 been taken in Wicklow, Cork, Kerry, and Cahvay, and even 

 in the north, in Derry. xibroad its range is not wide, but 

 extends through Central Europe, the greater portion of 

 Northern Europe, and South-Eastern Russia. 



\. L. viretata, Hub. — Expanse \ to 1^ inch. Fore 

 wings green ; central band broad, consisting of blue-lilacl: 

 lines and clouds ; hinder band of similar dotted lines. Hind 

 wings pale smoky-grey ; winglets in tlu' male, narrow. 



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