102 THE GENERA OF BRITISH MOTHS, 
Harpalyce fulvata (the Clouded Yellow, No. 8). This pretty insect is very common. The Caterpillar 
(No. 4) feeds on the foliage of the Rose-tree, and the perfect insect appears in July. It is common everywhere 
and often abundant. The Chrysalis is represented at No 5. 
Harpalyce ocellata (the Purple Bar, No. 6). This is a yery common and widely dispersed insect. The 
Caterpillar (No. 7) feeds on Bedstraw ; and the moth appears in June, and a second brood in August. 
The other species are H. galiata (the Galium Carpet) which is rather like the preceding, but may be easily 
distinguished by the dark patch on the front edge of the fore wings between the broad dark band and the tip, and 
by its smaller size. H. picata (the Short Cloak Carpet) has the light ground very much covered by the dark mark- 
ings, especially near the margin ; it is rather larger than the last. #H. corylata (the Broken-barred Carpet) has 
the cloudy band next the fringe of the anterior wings interrupted by a white patch at the tip and another in the 
middle, forming two rather conspicuous pale marks. H. silaceata (the small Phoenix Moth) has the broad dark 
band in the centre of the anterior wings interrupted by three delicate white streaks, formed by the white colour 
of three of its traversing nervures. These are all common except H. corylata, which is less so than some others, 
and H. galiata, which is generally confined to the more southern districts> being abundant at Plymouth. 
The genus Steganolophia, To this genus, founded by F. Stephens, the author assigned a single British 
species. The males of the species assigned to it have a tuft of hair near the base of the fore wings, beneath. The 
palpi are larger and more beak-like than in the allied genera, and the transverse bands of the hind wings are very 
remarkable for their distinctness and regularity. The Caterpillar is ten footed, and has the hinder segments 
rather enlarged, and the head slightly bifid. 
Steganolophia prunata (the Phenix, No 8). This handsome insect is not plentiful, but is very widely 
dispersed. The Caterpillar No. 9 feeds on Sallow and Bilbery, Gooseberry, &e., &c. ; and the perfect insect 
appears in July and August in lanes and gardens. The Chrysalis is represented at No. 10. Huddersfield and 
Edinburgh are cited as localities in which it has been recently taken in great abundance ; but it has also been 
taken, though sparingly, at Brighton, Darenth, and other places in the southern districts. 
The genus Lampropteryx. The insects assigned to this genus by its author the late Mr. Stephens, have 
the antenne of the males rather strongly ciliated. The palpi are very short, and the wings are glossy. The 
Caterpillars are ten footed, slender, and naked. There are two British species. 
Lampropteryx badiata (the Shoulder Stripe, No. 11). This is a widely dispersed but local insect. The 
Caterpillar (No. 12), feeds on the Rose, &e. The perfect insect appears in April. 
The other species is Z. swfwmata (the Water Carpet), which instead of the light central bands of the last 
species, has a broad dark corresponding band. It is very generally distributed and often abundant. 
The genus Anticlea. The insects assigned to this genus have the antenne of the males simple, the wings 
not dentated, and the front pair rather pointed at the anterior angle; the central band being generally pale. 
The Caterpillars are rather long and slender, and have generally the habit of curving under the first segments. 
The Chrysalides are generally found in a compact earthen cocoon. There are four British species. 
Anticlea berberata (the Barberry Carpet, No, 13). This is a very local insect. The Caterpillar (No. 14) 
feeds on the Barberry, and the Moth appears in May, June, and August. It was formerly taken sparingly in 
Berkshire and Oxfordshire ; but the neighbourhood of Cambridge is now cited as a locality in which it is 
occasionally found in abundance. The Chrysalis and cocoon are shown at Nos. 15, 16. 
Anticlea sinuata (the Royal Mantle, No. 17). This is also a rare species. The broad pale central band of 
the anterior wings is conspicuously marked in this species. The Caterpillar is said to be green with a broad 
yellow stripe on the back, and a purplish line on each side, edged beneath with greenish yellow. It feeds on one 
or more species of Bedstraw, and the Moth appears at the end of June. The old localities of its capture are in 
Kent, Devonshire, and Berkshire ; but it is now taken much more abundantly in Cambridgeshire. 
The other species are the following. A. rubidata (the Flame) has the light portion of the central band 
much less broad and conspicuous, and the hind wings nearly covered with thin waved bands, the general colour 
being a pinkish brown of different shades, A. derivate (the Streamer) is very like A. berberata, but is larger, and 
has the dark bands nearest the body more strongly and sharply marked, and the hind wings are without the 
narrow dark border and second band which distinguishes A. berberate. 
