THE YOUNG COLLECTOR'S 



the genus Herminia the males are provided with a curious tuft 

 of hair on the front legs. 



ffet'tninia Tarsipennalis. 



The Geometrida are a large group of broad- winged, slender- 

 bodied moths, generally of gay colours, and with the markings 

 of the hind wings more or less similar to those on the fore wings. 

 Their caterpillars have only ten legs six in front, and four 

 behind and are therefore obliged to walk in a very peculiar 

 fashion, arching their backs at every movement. These moths 

 are readily disturbed from their hiding-places during the day, 

 and are not very strong on the wing ; some few fly naturally 

 by day, but the greater number fly at dusk. 



Several species are green, with whitish lines across the wings. 

 The commonest is Hemithea Thymiaria, which expands rather 

 more than an inch, and may be beaten out of hedges in summer ; 

 it differs from most of the allied species by the hind wings being 

 angulated. The genus Acidalia includes a great number of 

 small white moths, with dark lines on the wings. They seldom 

 expand much more than an inch, and many are smaller ; they 



Brimstone Moth (Ritmia Crateegata), 



are generally called "Waves" by collectors. The Magpie 

 M.o\h (Abraxas Grossulariata) is common everywhere in gardens, 

 where its caterpillar feeds on gooseberry and cm-rant bushes. It 

 is white, with rows of black spots on the wings, and orange 

 bands at the base and in the middle of the fore wings. The 



