YELLOW-BARRED BRINDLE. 1 53 



North Lancashire, Cumberland, Northampton, Berks, Essex, 

 and Kent. In Scotland it has been reported from Clydesdale 

 and Arran, but has not been noted from Ireland. 



The Early Tooth- striped {Lobophora {Trkhopteryx) 



carp mat a). 



The whitish fore wings of this species are tinged with grey or 

 greenish grey, the cross lines and bands vary in intensity, and, 

 as a rule, are more distinct and complete in the female than in 

 the male. A form of not infrequent occurrence in Scotland (ab. 

 fasciata, Prout) has blackish bands, which show up in strong 

 contrast with the general whitish colour of the wings. The 

 ordinary form is represented on Plate 57, Fig. 7 J, and Fig. 8 

 on the same plate shows the named variety referred to. 



The caterpillar is green, with rather darker lines along the 

 back, and a yellow stripe low down along the sides ; the two 

 points on the last ring are also yellow. It feeds, in June and 

 July, on honeysuckle, sallow, birch, and alder. The moth is 

 out in April and May, and seems to be more or less common in 

 woodlands throughout the greater part of the British Isles. In 

 Scotland it appears to be most plentiful from Perthshire north- 

 wards to Sutherlandshire, but it has not been reported from the 

 Orkneys, Shetlands, or Hebrides. (Early stages are shown on 

 Plate 59, Figs. 3-31:^.) 



The boles of trees are favourite resting places, and upon 

 them, and also upon gate-posts, etc., the moth is often met with 

 in the daytime. 



Abroad, the range extends to Eastern Siberia. 



Yellow-barred Brindle (Lobophora {Trichopteryx) 



viretata). 



The general colour of the fore wings is olive green, varying 

 from pale to dark, the wavy cross lines are blackish, dotted 



