WHITE-PINION SPOTTED. 265 



The species is very local, but generally not uncommon where 

 it occurs, as, for example, in the New Forest, Hampshire ; the 

 Loughton and Colchester districts, Essex ; and in some parts 

 of Kent. It has been noted from Tilgate Forest, and other 

 localities in Sussex ; and also from Surrey, Berkshire, and 

 Suffolk. 



rl )V^'*'^ White-pinion Spotted {Bapta biinaculata). 



/ x^bjj^-^he two cross lines on the fore wings of this silky white species 

 "'p^ (Plate 107, Fig. 9) commence in blackish spots on the front 

 ^. ^ V margin ; often they are only indicated by series of dots, and 

 »^<^}^^are rarely really distinct. Occasionally, a greyish submarginal 

 line or band is present. 



The darkish green caterpillar has a series of purplish marks 

 on the back ; head, inclining to yellowish, and powdered with 

 purplish. It feeds, in June and July, on the leaves of wild 

 cherry and plum, and will eat hawthorn ; it may be beaten 

 from its food plant in the daytime. The moth is out in May 

 and June, and shelters in bushes, etc., in woods and hedgerows. 

 During the day it is frequently put up from its hiding-places, 

 but its usual time of flight is the evening, when it is readily 

 seen and not difficult to capture. It is local, and perhaps most 

 frequently met with in those parts of South England where the 

 wild cherry flourishes. Occurs more or less commonly in most 

 of the southern counties, but north of Gloucester, Oxford, and 

 Norfolk it has only been noted from North Lancashire, West- 

 moreland, and Cumberland. In Wales the late Mr. C. G. 

 Barrett found the moth rare in Pembrokeshire, and there is 

 also a record from Anglesey. 



The range abroad extends to China, Corea, and Japan. 



