HANDBOOK OF BUTTERFLIES. 9 



Swallow-tail Moth ( Urapterya Sambucaria} expands nearly two 

 inches. It is pale yellow, with two dark lines on the fore wings 

 and one on the hind wings ; the hind wings project into a short 

 angular tail. The Brimstone Moth (Rumia Cratczgata) is a 

 smaller insect, very common about hedges, for its larva feeds on 

 hawthorn. It measures about an inch and a half across the 

 wings, which are sulphur yellow, with some rust-coloured spots 

 towards the costa. Some of the Geometridce belonging to the 



Autumn Moth (Male.) Autumn Moth (Female.) 



(Hybernia Defoliaria.) {Hybernia, Defoliaria). 



genera Hybernia and Cheimatobia appear only in winter ; and 

 these have all apterous females. The fore wings of the males 

 are yellowish or brown, with darker markings, and the hind 

 wings are paler. There is another section which differs from 

 the other Geometrida in having very stout bodies. Most of 

 these appear in early spring, and many of them have also 

 apterous females; but the Pepper-and-Salt Moth (Amphidasis 

 Betularia] is an exception. It is white, speckled with black, 

 and expands nearly two inches ; it appears in May. Odezia 

 Atrata (the Chimney Sweep) is a smoky black moth, with white 

 tips to the fore wings, and expanding about an inch ; the body 

 is slender. The Carpets, which belong to the genera Coremia, 

 Larentia, etc., have whitish, grey, or brown fore wings, with 

 darker zigzag patterns, the centre of the fore wings being often 

 banded with brown, reddish, or green ; they generally expand 

 at least an inch. The moths of the genus Eupithecia (called 

 popularly "Pugs") are usually of very dull colours, and of 

 small size, only the largest species attaining the expanse of an 

 inch. 



The typical Pyralidee are small moths, with broad rounded 

 wings, slender bodies, and long slender legs. Some are found 

 in houses, like the Tabby Moth (Aglossa Pinguinalis), which is 



