118 DOTTED CHESTNUT MOTH. 



motionless upon the trunk of the tree, from 

 which it is not easily distinguished, the hues 

 and markings of the upper wing harmonizing 

 admirably with the warm and varied colours of 

 the bark. 



Omitting, for want of space, several genera, we 

 come to the Genus Dasycampa, of which only 

 one species is known in England. This is the 

 Dotted Chestnut {Dasycampa r^tftt^mea), a rather 

 pretty Moth, that derives its popular name from 

 the colour and markings of the upper wings. A 

 figure of this Moth is given on Plate IX. 

 fig. 1. 



It is here given, though it is not a common 

 Moth, because it is the only British example of 

 the genus, and therefore is an important link in 

 the chain. Moreover, now that its haunts have 

 been discovered, it is not nearly so rare as it was 

 a few years ago, as indeed is the case with 

 many insects which in former days were among 

 the rarest of an entomologist's treasures, but are 

 now comparatively plentiful. 



The ground hue of the upper wings is chest- 

 nut, slightly tinged with yellow, and diversified 

 with some dark brown patches and a number of 

 small black dots, scattered profusely over the 

 surface. The lower wings are ashen grey, edged 



