LAPPET GLORY. 51 



througK the aperture by which the gas-pipe enters 

 the lamp. 



•On Plate lY. fig, 6, is represented the Lappet 

 Moth {Bomhyx quercifolia\ as it appears with its 

 wings spread, — when it closes them it presents 

 quite a different aspect. (See page 50.) 



The colour of the wings is exactly that of a 

 brown, withered leaf, a green band near the edges 

 adding to the resemblance. When the insect 

 is at rest, the hinder wings project beyond the 

 upper, and make it look so exactly like a dry 

 crumpled leaf, that even a practised eye will 

 often fail to detect it as it clings to a twig. 



The caterpillar grows to a considerable size. It 

 is grey, hairy, and remarkable for the dark, velvet- 

 like bosses in the second of the segments. It 

 feeds on many herbs and trees, and is so readily 

 discovered and easily reared, that almost any 

 number can be procured in a single season. 



The Moth which is known by the popular name 

 of the Kentish Glory {Endromis versicolor), 

 was once, as its name implies, found in Kent, and 

 was one of the rarest of British insects. Other 

 haunts of this Moth have, however, been now 

 discovered; and the insect, though not a very 

 common one, is no longer a rarity. It has been 

 principally found in the Eannoch woods near 

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