JULY. 



vanish, as it were, before these little agents of 

 supreme power, and room is consequently left 

 for Nature to manifest herself once more in 

 varied but generous profusion. 



This class in England is comparatively small 

 about eighty species. They are found in old 

 woods, and in the stumps of trees. The Pri- 

 onus coriarius is the largest we possess, and, 

 unlike its congeners, its flight is during the 

 evening. Its larva inhabits the oak. 



Zeuzera ^Esculi, (The Leopard-Moth.) A 

 very beautiful and interesting species, nearly 

 allied to the Goat-Moth, but of far less fre- 

 quent occurrence. In the larva state it in- 

 habits the Elm and Pear trees, and the perfect 

 insect makes its appearance about the be- 

 ginning of July. It is of a snowy white, 

 spotted with round, greenish, or bluish spots ; 

 which, together with its large size, soft, downy 

 body, and somewhat hyaline anterior wings, 

 give it a very delicate appearance. It has twice 

 occurred near Nottingham. 



