178 SPAN-WORMS. 
pillar reaches a length of three-quarters of an inch, when it 
constructs a slight web, interwoven with bits of dead leaves 
and otherrubbish. Inside thiscocoon it changes toa brown 
pupa which does not produce the winged insect until June of 
the following year. 
The small moth is a rather pretty insect, having the 
wings, and especially the hind ones, deeply indented. The 
wings are yellowish-brown, shaded with purple,. especially 
Fig. 179.—Endropia armataria H. §S. 
on the hind-wings, and with streaks and dots of a deeper 
shade of brown. The lower surface of the wings is deep- 
yellow dotted and streaked with reddish-brown. Two 
moths are shown in Fig. 179. 
THE CURRANT ANGERONA. 
(Angerona crocataria Fab.). 
The moth of this insect is quite numerous, and may be 
frequently seen flying about, especially if we flush it by walk- 
ing in open woods or wherever the wild currant, gooseberry 
and strawberry are found in abundance. It is a bright-col- 
ored insect, varying greatly in intensity of colors and mark- 
ings of wings. The usual color is sulphur-yellow, more or 
less intense, marked with brownish or dusky spots, which 
are sometimes very numerous, while in other examples they 
are almost absent. In well-marked examples they form an 
imperfect band across the wings. The underside of the in- 
sect is usually a little deeper in color than the upper one. 
With expanded wings the moths measure nearly an inch and 
a half across. 
