EARLY TOOTH-STRIPED MOTH. 81 



The colour of the fore-win^s is green, diver- 

 «ified with a number of wavy dark lines, and 

 there is generally a dark belt across the wing. 

 The hind-wings are also greenish, and, as its 

 name implies, this hue characterizes the whole 

 of the body as well as the wings. It is, how- 

 ever, an exceedingly variable Moth, and many 

 specimens have scarcely a tinge of green about 

 them. 



On Plate VI. fig. 10, is seen the figure of the 

 Early Tooth-Striped Moth [Lohopliora lobu- 

 lata). This Moth derives its specific name from 

 the fact that in the male there is a small lobe at 

 the base of the hind- wings. 



The rather pointed upper wings are pale grey, 

 traversed by several wavy bands of dark grey, 

 which, however, are in many cases so faint that 

 they can hardly be seen. A row of black dots 

 runs along the hind margin. 



The caterpillar of this Moth feeds on the honey- 

 suckle and willow, and when full-fed descends to 

 the ground, and thereupon spins a silken cocoon, 

 in which it passes into the perfect state. I 

 never bred this Moth, but J\lr. ^N'ewman states 

 that, when it is fresh from the chrysalis, it is 

 sometimes of a beautiful bright green. As its 



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