256 THE MOTTLED BEAUTY. 



behind the middle by the ground colour ; the base 

 occupied by another band, similarly interrupted, and 

 nearly divided by a white crescent. The under 

 wings have a cross band of black angular spcts, 

 rather before the middle, in continuation, when the 

 wings are expanded, of the central one on the upper 

 pair. The fringe is rather long and thick, and 

 consists of regularly alternating tufts of black and 

 white plumelets ; body and antennae black, spotted 

 with white. 



The caterpillar, which feeds on the birch, is dusky- 

 brown, with undulating yellow lines on the sides. 

 The moth is found in June and July, but is by no 

 means of frequent occurrence. It is met with oc- 

 casionally, however, in most of the southern counties 

 of England. 



CLIFDEN BEAUTY. 



Zerene Albicitlata. 

 PLATE XXVIII. Fig. 4. 



Phal. Geom. Albicillata, Linn. ; Don. iv. PI. 202 The Beau- 

 tiful Carpet, Haworth. Clifden Beauty, Harris Xerene 



Albicillata, Ochsen, Steph. 



ABOUT the same size as the preceding ; the ground 

 colour milk-white ; all the wings with a small 

 dusky-black spot in the centre : the anterior pair 

 with the base brown, variegated with transverse 



