l64 THE MOTHS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 



seeds, and young foliage, and rests by day on the undersides 

 of the leaves : September and October. (Plate 64, Fig. 2, after 

 Hofmann.) 



The moth is out in July and August, and, of course, will only 

 be found in localities where the balsam flourishes ; these are 

 very limited, and in Britain are confined to Westmorland and 

 the northern border of Lancashire, and North Wales. The 

 species was first introduced as British in 1 861, when the late 

 Henry Donbleday recorded the capture of three specimens in 

 August, 1856, on the border of one of the lakes in Westmor- 

 land, by his friend the late Thomas H. Allis. It seems that 

 other specimens had been taken at the same time, but these 

 passed into collections as the "second brood of silacearia^ 

 The caterpillar is said to have been found in North Wales, but 

 has been more frequently obtained in the English Lake District. 



The range abroad extends to Eastern Siberia, Amurland, 

 Corea, and Japan ; but in the three last-named countries it is 

 chiefly represented by var. csrosa, Butt., a large form. 



The Phoenix (Lygris prunata). 



The English name here retained was given to this species 

 (Plate 63, Figs, i 5, 2 ?) by Harris, in 1775, but in 1782 he 

 changed it to " Clouded Carpet." 



In ground colour the fore wings are pale brown, more or less 

 clouded with darker brown, or with reddish-brown ; the basal 

 patch, central band, and blotch on outer margin below the tip 

 of the wing, are all chocolate brown clouded with blackish and 

 edged with white. Hind wings, whitish, suffused with smoky 

 grey, except on front area ; three dusky whitish-edged wavy 

 lines, inclining to blackish on the inner margin. The Qgg 

 (Plate 67, Fig. 3) is yellowish when laid, and then changes to 

 purplish with a whitish bloom. 



The caterpillar is green, varying to brownish ; along the 



