142 THE GARDEN CHINA-MARK MOTH. 



the wings of this species, though quite as long as 

 those of the preceding species, are much narrower, 

 so as to make them appear longer than is really 

 the case. iN'o other species has this peculiar 

 shape of wing, so that the species can be at once 

 recognized. This is a very pretty Moth, the 

 lighter parts of the wings being pearly yellow, and 

 the darker composed of several shades of brown. 



Another insect of this family is the Garden 

 China-mark (Ehulea or Phyctcenia samhucalis), 

 wliich is shown on Plate X. fig. 7. 



Although the colours of this insect are dark, it 

 is a very pretty little moth. The ground-colour 

 of the wings is blackish brown, with a few 

 blotches of yellow or brown, and the wings edged 

 with the same lighter hue. The bold markings 

 shown in the figure are greyish white. 



As may be inferred from the specific name 

 samhucalis, the caterpillar of this Moth feeds on 

 the elder. The perfect insect, which is plentiful 

 in all places where elder-trees abound, appears at 

 the beginning of summer. 



Crambites. 



We now pass to another group of Moths. 

 The reader may perhaps have observed that all 

 the specific names of the Pyralides end in alis. 



