68 ORANGE MOTH. 



The first of these is that exceedingly variable 

 insect, the Orange Moth (Angerona prunaria). 

 Not only is there a marked difference between 

 the colours of the sexes, the wings of the male 

 being dark orange, while those of the female 

 are yellow, but in many instances the brown 

 takes the place of the yellow or orange, the 

 original colour only showing itself in bands or 

 blotches. 



The caterpillar is as variable as the moth, and 

 has very much the same colours, brown always 

 predominating. It may be generally found on 

 the blackthorn and beech, but also feeds upon 

 the plum, from which circumstance it takes the 

 name of prunaria. Independently of the darker 

 colour, the male may be known by the beauti- 

 fully-pectinated antennae. The expanse of the 

 wings is nearly two inches. (See Plate lY. fig. 4.) 



Another common species is the Light Emerald 

 Moth (Metrocampa margaritata), so called from 

 the colour of its wings, which are of a delicate 

 green, traversed by narrow white stripes, two 

 stripes crossing the fore- wings and only one the 

 hind-wings. It is about the same size as the 

 preceding insect. 



Mr. Newman states that he has found the 

 caterpillar upon the broom, but thinls that it may 



