THE OAK BEAUTY. 



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OcR next example is the Oak Beauty {Amphydasis prO' 

 droraaria\ which is shown on Woodcut XLIX. Fio-. 1. 



Although the colours of this insect are nothing but various 

 shades of black, grey, and white, it is a very pretty Moth. 

 The ground colour of the wings is greyish-white, and across 

 the upper pair are drawn two irregular broad bands of a rich 

 brown colour, edged with black. Tlie dots and speckles which 



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1. Gonepteryx libatrix. 2. Catocala nupta. 



a. Gonepteryx, larva. b. Eumia cratsegata, larva 



3. Rumia cratsegata. 



are so profusely scattered over the wings are also black. The 

 back of the thorax is brown, the sides grey, and the head 

 white. The antennas of the female are thread-like, and those 

 of the male are feathered. The caterpillar feeds on the oak 

 and birch, and the Moth is developed in the spring. This 

 caterpillar is shown on the same Woodcut, Fig. a, as it appears 

 when full-fed. Its colour is brown, mottled with ^hite, and 

 the little projections on the back are reddish. 



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