THE VAPOURER MOTH. 



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than the female, and his colours, though brighter and more 

 compressed, are sufficiently similar to those of the female to 

 show that they both belong to one species. Moreover, his au- 

 tennse are deeply and doubly feathered, and his body is pink, 

 with three rows of black spots on it over the middle, and one 

 on either side. 



XLYR 



1. Pygsera bncephala. 2. Liparis or Psilura monacha. 3. Orgyia antiqua, male. 



i. Orgyia antiqua, female. a. Pygaera bucephala, larva. 6. Orgyia antiqua, larva. 



The larva is one of the many oak-feeders, and the perfect 

 insect appears in the autumn. Those who wish for good sjaeci- 

 raens of this pretty Moth ought to rear it from tlie caterpillar, 

 which can be obtained in full condition towards the end ot 

 June, by beating the oak, the birch, and one or two other trees. 



Xext comes that interesting insect, the common Vapoukeu 

 ^loTH {Orgyia antiqua), the male of which is represented on 

 Woodcut XLVII. Fig. 3. 



