THE BURNISHED BRASS MOTH. 129 



The caterpillar feeds upon several plants, but 

 is generally found on the great mullein. It is 

 rather a brilliant caterpillar, the colour being 

 light green, with a stripe of bright yellow on 

 either side, and a great number of black and 

 very variable marks. The Moth appears about 

 the middle of spring, and is very common. 



The family of the Plusidse will be represented 

 in this book by several examples, two of which 

 belong to the typical genus. 



A figure of the Burnished Brass Moth 

 (Plusia chrysitis) is shown on Plate IX. fig. 4. 



This pretty and well-known Moth derives its 

 popular name from the colour of the upper 

 wings, which are of a shining gold-green, with a 

 metalUc look about them. There are one or two 

 brown patches upon the wings, but their pre- 

 vailing hue is the brilliant metallic colour 

 already described. The hind-wings are pale 

 brown, without any metallic lustre. 



The caterpillar feeds on the dead nettle and 

 other plants, and is rather prettily coloured, the 

 body being green, diversified with a number of 

 white marks and segments, and a row of black 

 dots along the sides. 



This is one of the double-brooded Moths, 



