244 LE PID OP TERA . 



Ou sycamore, feeding in autumn in the seeds ; when full fed 

 in September going down to spin up under loose bark near 

 the foot of the tree ; assuming the pupa state in April or 

 May. 



Pupa amber colour. 



The moth sits sometimes on the sycamore trunk or some 

 other tree close by; but commonly hides in the upper part 

 of the tree, out of reach. When visible on the trunks 

 s!ieltering from a rough wind, its appearance is singularly 

 brilliant, the dorsal orange blotch appearing strikingly 

 glowing. Common in the parks and suburbs of London, 

 and to be found wherever sycamore is common throughout 

 England. Mr. G. Wilkinson, of Carlisle, tells me that in 

 Cumberland the lesser spotted woodpecker may be seen 

 pulling off the sycamore bark to get at the pupa3 ! I have 

 no record for Wales ; and in Scotland only reports by Mr. 

 W. G. Guthrie for Roxburghshire, and by Sir Thomas 

 Moncrieffe for Perthshire. In Ireland it is widely dis- 

 tributed, and has been found near Dublin, Cork, Armagh 

 and Derry. Abroad it is common through Central Europe, 

 and in Northern Italy, Sweden, Dalmatia, and Armenia. 



17. S. germarana, Hidi. ; puncticostana, Wilk. Stn. 

 ■ — Expanse h to f inch (12-16 mm.). Face yellow; fore 

 wings shining satiny black ; costa furnished almost through- 

 out with even yellow dots. 



AntennsG whitish brown in front, black-brown at the back, 

 palpi and face dull yellow ; head, thorax, and abdomen olive 

 black. Fore wings somewhat ovate, costa gently arched, 

 apex rather suddenly rounded, and hind margin much 

 curved ; shining satiny black, or brown-black — blackest 

 when just emerged — faintly dusted with yellow atoms ; costa 

 dotted distinctly throughout with yellow, some of these 

 yellow dots being continued faintly into lustrous blue lines ; 



