THE COMMON EMERALD. I07 



the English counties of Hants (New Forest, etc.), Dorset (Poole 

 Heath, etc.), Devon (Woodbury, Exeter district, etc.), Norfolk 

 (Horning), Worcester (Malvern district, rare) ; also at Methop, 

 Witherslack, and other localities in Westmoreland and Cumber- 

 land. Only doubtfully recorded from Scotland and Ireland. 

 Abroad, the range extends to Amurland, Corea, and China. 



The Little Emerald {lodis lactearid). 



The green tint in this species (Plate 43, Figs. 4 and 7) is even 

 more unstable than in others of the group. When quite fresh 

 the wings can often only be described as whitish with a delicate 

 green tinge, but even when the greatest care is taken to preserve 

 it, the colour is apt to fade. 



The caterpillar (Plate 44, Fig. 2, from a coloured drawing by 

 Mr. A. Sich) is long and thin, with two points on the edge of 

 the first ring, and one on the last ring, of a bright green colour, 

 paler between the rings ; the spots along the back are reddish, 

 as also is the whitish-fronted deeply notched head. It feeds on 

 the leaves of various trees and bushes, such as birch, oak, haw- 

 thorn, sallow, etc. It may be obtained by beating or searching 

 from August to September. 



The moth is out in May and June, in some seasons later, and 

 may be beaten out of hedges, as well as from trees in woods. 

 Generally distributed, and often common, throughout England, 

 Wales, and Ireland. In Scotland it is locally common in 

 Clydesdale, and occurs in other southern parts of that country. 



Abroad, the range extends to Amurland, Corea, China, and 

 Japan. 



The Common Emerald {Hemithea strigata). 



When freshly emerged from the chrysalis, this species (Plate 

 43, Figs. 8 and 9) is darkish green, but it soon fades to a greyish 



