EuCHELIA CaLUMORPHA. lOl 



Tlie only European species, *D. Pidchella (Linn.), has yellowish-white fore-wings, with many 

 transverse rows of small black spots, mixed with less numerous rows of larger triangular red spots ; 

 hind-wings milk-white, with a broad indented black border, and often one or more black spots at 

 the end of the cell. Expands about \\ inches. This species is abundant throughout Africa and 

 the south of Asia and Europe in June and September, but is a very scarce insect in Central 

 Europe, including England. The larva is dark grey, with a broad white stripe on the back, 

 and reddish streaks on the sides. It lives in May and July on Plantago, Myosotis arvensis, 

 Hcliotropiiim Europcenm, &c. The moth and larva are figured at PI. 22, Fig. 12, a, b. 



GENUS III. — EUCHELIA (BOISD.). 



Fore-wings broad and triangular, hind-wings moderately broad and rounded ; body, palpi, 

 legs, and tongue as in Dciopcia. The accessory cellule is formed by a small transverse nervule 

 between ncrvules 1 1 and 7. The larva has short, scattered hairs, but no warts. The only species, 

 * E. Jacolnro', Linn, (the Cinnabar Moth), has black fore-wings, with a blood-red stripe below the 

 costa, and a shorter one along the inner margin. Two spots on the hind margin, and the hind- 

 wings are of the same colour. Expands from i^ to i| inches. It is abundant throughout the 

 greater part of Europe, and in Northern and Western Asia, flying by day in weedy places in May 

 and June. The larva is black, with broad orange-yellow rings ; it lives gregariously on ragwort in 

 July and August ; and a variety of the moth in which the red markings are replaced with yellow is 

 occasionally met Vt'ith, when large numbers are reared from the larva. The moth and larva are 

 figured at PI. 22, Fig. 13, a, b. 



GENUS IV. — CALLIMORPHA (LATR.). 



Large species, the fore-wings broad and triangular, dark-coloured, with pale spots or streaks ; 

 hind-wings broad and red ; body covered with flattened scales. The accessory cellule is formed by 

 an oblique nervule between nervules 10 and 7. The larvse have pale longitudinal lines and hairy 

 warts, and live from August till May on nettles, raspberries, &c., and may be captured by sweeping. 

 The moths appear in June and July. 



* I. C. Dominula (Linn.), {Scarlet Tiger). — Fore-wings greenish-black, with large yellowish- 

 white spots, those nearest the base tinged with orange ; hind-wings scarlet (yellow in variety 

 Rossica, Kol., black in variety Persona, Hiibn.), with a broad marginal band broken into spots, and 

 a large black spot in the middle ; thorax with two longitudinal orange streaks ; abdomen scarlet, 

 with a black stripe on the back. Expands from 2 to 2| inches. Common throughout Europe 

 and Western Asia, frequenting damp woods. The larva is bluish-black, with pale blue warts, and 

 three yellow longitudinal lines dotted with white. The moth and larva are figured at PI. 23, 

 Fig. I, a, b. 



* 2. C. Hera (Linn.), {Jersey Tiger). — Fore-wings dark green, with oblique yellowish-white 

 bands, and the inner margin yellowish ; hind-wings and abdomen dark red (yellow in the variety 

 Lutescens, Stand.), the former with large black spots, and the latter with a row of black dots on 

 the back ; thora.x and scapulae yellowish at the sides. Expands about 2 inches. Common 

 throughout Southern and a great part of Central Europe (including the Channel Islands), and in 

 Western Asia. It is a great rarity in the south of England. It frequents stony places covered 

 with flowers, especially in hilly districts, and flies by day. The larva is brown or blackish, with a 

 bright yellow stripe on the back, and a yellowish-white line on the sides. The moth and larva are 

 figured at PI. 23, Fig. 2, a, b. 



