2l8 THE MOTHS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 



Barberry Carpet {Antidea berberata). 



The fore wings are greyish or whitish, tinged with grey ; 

 there are two dark-edged black lines on the basal half, and a 

 black line beyond the middle of the wings; the latter has a 

 conspicuous tooth in its upper half, but the lower wavy half is 

 indistinct; there is a black streak in the tip of the wing. 

 (Plate 88, Figs. 5, 6.) 



The stout and roughened caterpillar is brown, with indistinct 

 darker stripes along the back ; the head is brown, checkered 

 with darker brown. It feeds, in June and July, on barberry 

 {Berberis "vulgaris) ; there is a second brood in late August and 

 September. 



The moth is out in May and early June, and again in August. 

 Although it certainly has been noted from other parts of England, 

 the species seems at present to be confined to the eastern 

 counties. Barrett gives Somerset also. 



The Flame {Antklea rubidata). 



The markings on the reddish fore wings of this species 

 (Plate 88, Figs. 9 and 10) are somewhat similar to those of the 

 last mentioned, but there is no black streak in the tips of the 

 wings, and the upper part of the outer black line is not toothed. 

 The lower central area is often greyish, and the reddish ground 

 colour is sometimes obscured. 



The caterpillar is pale brown, sometimes greyish or greenish 

 tinged, with obscure darker diamond-shaped marks on the 

 back; a black central line, indistinct on the middle rings; 

 under side striped and lined with pale and dark brown ; head, 

 with a black V-shaped mark. It feeds, in July and early 

 August, on bedstraw {Galimn viollugo and G. verum)^ and 

 will eat cleavers or goosegrass {G. aparine) in confinement. 



