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GENUS IX. — LOBOPHORA (CURT.). 



Small or middle-sized moths, the fore-wings broad or rather long, rounded, with dark 

 transverse lines, forming a double transverse stripe filled up with lighter, before and behind the 

 middle, and with a light subterminal line, the hind margin marked with a double row of dark 

 dots ; hind-wings narrow, lighter, almost without markings, but with a fringed lobe in the 

 males ; the antennae of the males shortly ciliated. The larvae are cylindrical, with the belly flat, 

 and with two anal points ; they undergo their transformations amongst moss or leaves. 



A. — The hind tibia; with terminal spurs only ; and the appendages of the zvings very small. 



* I. L. Polycommata (W. V.). — All the wings rather long, the fore-wings pale rusty-brown 

 varied with grey, with darker nervures and a lighter subterminal line, the central area bounded 

 by suffused darker double lines, and projecting behind into an acute angle below the costa ; 

 hind-wings pale grey; palpi very short. Expands from i^ to \\ inches. Inhabits Central 

 Europe and the Altai in April. The larva is dark green, with a dull yellow stripe on the sides, 

 and two anal points of the same colour. It feeds on honeysuckle in May and June. 



2. L. Extemata (Herr.-Schaff). — Brownish-grey, fore-wings with the first line white, a central 

 dark brown band, which is broader and paler in front, and the marginal area partly tinged with 

 flesh-colour, and traversed by a white denticulated subterminal line, obsolete behind ; hind- 

 wings grey, with a black macular central line, black submarginal lunules, and two inner white 

 lines. Inhabits Bulgaria and Asia Minor. 



3. L. Sabitiata (Geyer). — Fore-wings brownish-grey, with black nervures in the central area, 

 which is darker, and forms a strong rounded projection below the costa ; hind-wings short and 

 greyish-brown; palpi longer than the head. Expands about i\ inches. Inhabits the Southern 

 Alps and Asia Minor. 



*4. L. Viretata (Hiibn.). — Fore-wings dull olive-green, varied with dark grey on the sides of 

 the central area, with dull dark and light transverse lines, and the nervures dotted with black 

 and whitish ; hind-wings light brownish-grey, and the palpi longer than the head. Expands 

 about I inch. Inhabits Central Europe from April to June, and again in autumn. The larva 

 is dull yellow, with a reddish-brown stripe on the back, and reddish-brown spots on the three 

 last segments. It feeds on privet and Actcea spicata in July. {L. Appensata, Eversm., from 

 Bavaria, the Ural, and Siberia, differs from Viretata in its more uniform green colour, which is 

 rather darker on the sides of the central area only; its larva also feeds on Actcea spicata.) 



5. L. Sertata (Hiibn.). — Fore-wings broad, pale grey, with dark transverse lines, the central 

 area with brownish bands on the sides, and intersected with black nervures behind ; beyond this 

 is a broad whitish and slightly curved transverse band, which is continued across the pale grey 

 hind-wings, though less distinctly. Expands about i;^ inches. Inhabits the mountains of South- 

 Central Europe and Eastern Germany in April, May, and October. 



*6. L. Carpinata (Borkh.), Lobulata (Hiibn.). — All the wings rather long, the fore-wings pale 

 grey, with waved double brownish transverse lines, the central area bounded by two bands which 

 are only a little darker, but more distinct on the costa ; the central mark forms a streak, and the 

 hind-wings are pale grey ; palpi short. Expands from i to i^ inches. Common in Northern 

 and Central Europe, and in Northern Asia, in April and May. The larva is dark green, with 

 a broad yellowish stripe on the siaes. It feeds on willow, poplar, &c., in July and August. 



B. — The hind tibice zvith t-wo pairs of spurs, the lobes of the hind-wings extending nearly to the 

 middle, and the palpi very short. The large lobes of the males of this division give them 

 the appearance of having six wings, from which they have derived their English name of 

 " Seraphims." 

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