BOARMIA REPANDARIA. 

 MOTTLED BEAUTY. 

 Plate XX. Figure 4. 



THIS insect, which is a very variable one both in size, 

 general colour, and markings, measures from an inch and 

 a half to an inch and three quarters across. 



Male: fore wings pale brown-grey, much mottled toge- 

 ther. The first line blackish-brown and considerably bent, 

 the second line also blackish-brown and much bent, edged 

 on its outside with dull yellowish-brown. The central spot 

 black, sometimes joining a blackish- brown patch running 

 down from the upper margin in the way of a central line. 

 There is also a partial third line, much indented, and 

 edged on its outside with white in some specimens, and a 

 narrow indented and interrupted line of black along the 

 outer margin. Hind wings pale brown-grey, with a black- 

 ish-brown line across the middle, and another whitish one, 

 very much indented, between it and the outer margin, 

 along which is a narrow indented line of black. 



Localities for this species, which is extremely common, 

 especially in the south, are York, Black Park, West 

 Looe, Charmouth, &c. 



The situations where it is found are hedgerows, gardens, 

 and woods. 



The perfect insect appears in June and July. 



The caterpillar is yellowish-grey spotted with black, 

 with small prominences and a dull yellowish-white line 

 on the back, and another on the sides. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 April and May. 



