140 THE BEAUTIFUL HOOK-TIP MOTH. 



Tliis very pretty insect lias the basal half of 

 the upper wings pink, and the remainder dark 

 hrown, the light streaks which cross the TTings 

 being orange. The lower wings are paler than 

 the upper, and are barred with a similar orange 

 to that of the upper pair. One remarkable 

 characteristic of this Moth is the deep scalloping 

 of the hinder margin in the upper wings, which 

 are cut into two distinct hollows, the first being 

 Tery bold, and the second rather more undu- 

 lating. 



The larva is as curious as the perfect insect, 

 being much smaller at the ends than in the 

 middle, rather flattened, and having a row of 

 projections above the legs. It is beautifully 

 coloured with orange brown, white, and green, 

 the first-mentioned colour occupying the two 

 extremities. It feeds on the lichen, and when 

 full-fed spins a slight silken cocoon in which it 

 undergoes changes. The perfect insect appears 

 in the beginning of summer. 



PYRALmES. 



The large group of Pyralides will be repre- 

 sented by several examples, the first of which is 

 the Mother of Pearl {Botys verticalis), an 



