184 I.EPIDOPTERA. 



short iuconspicuous teetb ; creuiaster short and thick, fur- 

 nished with hooked bristles. In a thick snow-white cocoon, 

 in a folded leaf. 



This moth when at rest bears a singular resemblance to the 

 fallen capsule of a leat'-bud, such as lie about in multitudes 

 at the time of its appearance. It sits in bushes and trees, 

 more especially in woods, and also flies wildly over the 

 trees throughout the afternoon and evening. It is common 

 everywhere in England and Wales, and very abundant in the 

 South. In Scotland it attains the districts of the Forth and 

 the Clyde, and also Perthshire ; in Ireland it is recorded from 

 Coi'k, Kerrj% and Enniskillen. Abroad its I'ange extends 

 throughout Central Europe, Italy, Greece, Scandinavia, 

 Russia, and Armenia. 



Genus 5. CENECTRA. 



Antennaa rather short and thick ; palpi unusually long, 

 tapering, and porrected ; thorax smooth ; fore wings without 

 fold. 



1. CE. pilleriana, /SVA?//. — Expanse \ to \ inch (15-18 

 mm.). — Palpi singularly prominent, pointed ; fore wings 

 silky yellow-brown, with curved brown bands. Hind wings 

 pale smoky brown. 



Antennee of the male light brown; palpi conspicuously 

 long, porrected, pointed, yellow-brown ; head and thorax the 

 same colour ; abdomen dull brown. Fore wings moderately 

 broad, without a fold, but the costal cell deeply hollowed and 

 the edge raised ; costa moderatelj^ arched ; apex squared ; 

 silk\% creamy yellow-brown, with the markings fulvous or 

 pale brown ; basal blotch obscurely suggested and clouded ; 

 central band curved, very oblique, and followed by another, 

 which is even more curved and equally broad, also bends 

 back and thickens so as to form the usual costal spot : beyond 

 is a similar stripe running from the apex round the hind 



