'0 V MOTH. 



Another is the Common Emerald (Hemithea 

 thymiaria). 



In this pretty little Moth, aU the wings are 

 dark green, and are marked by a slight wavy 

 white line. The hind-wings are boldly angled 

 at their tips, so that they approach the swallow- 

 tail form, and they are figured with greyish white 

 speckled with darkish grey or brown. 



A tolerably common example of the family 

 Acidalidse is found in the V Moth {Halia 

 wavaria\ which is here 

 shown of the natural 

 size. 



The colouring is not 



easy of description, but 



it is mostly grey, diver- 



, ,, ^, sified with numerous 



V Moth. 



brown markings, and 

 having a peculiar purplish bloom. The larva is 

 exceedingly variable in colour, some specimens 

 being slate blue, and others dark olive green. It 

 may, however, be known by the numerous black 

 knobs with which its body is covered, each knob 

 supporting a single stiff hair. This caterpillar is 

 to be found on the gooseberry. 



We are again obliged to omit one or two 



