240 THE GAMMA-MOTH. 



the character on the anterior wings is sometimes of 

 a golden hue. 



The caterpillar is green, with a faint yellow streak 

 along the sides, and white ones along the back ; it 

 feeds on almost any of our common field plants, 

 and is well known for the extensive depredations it 

 sometimes commits/ (PL xxv. fig. 3.) The moth 

 is found from April to September, and, even so late 

 as the beginning of November it may sometimes be 

 seen in fine weather hovering about the few flowers 

 that retain their blossoms till that season. It seems 

 to inhabit all parts of Britain : we have seen speci- 

 mens from the most northern quarters of Scotland 



BURNISHED-BRASS MOTH. 



Plusia Chrysitis. 

 PLATE XXV. Fig. 4. 



Phal. Noct. Chrysitis, Linn. ; Don. iv. PI. 137 Phytometra 

 Chrysitis, Haworth. Burnished-Moth, TT^y&es.. Burnished- 



Brass Moth, Harris' Aurel. PI. 22 Plusia Chrysitis, Och- 



sen, StepJi. 



THIS elegant species is about the size of the pre- 

 ceding, but differs from many others belonging to the 

 same genus in the shape of the wings. The ante- 

 rior pair are pale fuscous, ornamented with a broad 

 band near the base, generally of a golden-green 



