THE CLEARWINGS 



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ficial in warning off noxious enemies. Another type is represented by the figure-of- 

 eight moth {Diloba ceruleocephala) , in which the fore-wings are lead color, with a 

 pair of white spots which sometimes bear a very close resemblance to figures of 

 eight. The larva is blue green, with a central yellow stripe along the back, another 

 below the spinners, while each segment bears a number of black warts, each with a 

 black hair springing from the top. Illustrations of the moth and larva will be 

 found on p. 3075. Of other forms, the dromedary prominent {Notodonta drome- 

 darius), the zigzag (N. ziczac), the kitten moth (Cerura bifida), and the swallow 

 prominent {Pheosia dictea), are among the more remarkable of the Notodontidce in- 

 digenous to England. But we must leave this interesting group, and passing over 

 the family Cymatophorida; , including the peach blossom (Thyatim batis), frosted 

 green (Polyphloca ridens}, buff arches (Habrosyne derasa), and others, we reach 



THE CLEARWINGS Family 



These elegant insects whose transparent wings, attenuated bodies banded with 

 yellow and red, dilate and hooked antennae, give them no small resemblance to 

 members of the Hymenoptera are diurnal in their habits, flying swiftly to and 

 fro in the bright sunshine. The larvae are what is called internal feeders, burrow- 

 ing in the trunks of various trees, or in the pith of shrubs. The pupae are armed 

 with little hooks, which enable them to move up and down their tunneled galleries. 



(1) HORNET CLEARWING, WITH LARVA AND PUPA; (2) GOAT MOTH, WITH LARVA AND PUPA. 



(All natural size.) 



There are many species even in England, one of the largest being the hornet clear- 

 wing; and so closely do this moth ( Trochilium apiforme) and its near relative ( T. 

 bembiciforme) resemble the common hornet, or perhaps more nearly the female of 

 one of the smaller wasps, that only a practiced naturalist would be able to tell the 

 difference, and then only on a close examination. The wings are transparent, and 

 the body is black, striped and spotted with yellow. The moth has a curious habit, 



