HOARMIA CINCTARIA. 

 RINGED CARPET. 



Plate XX. Figure 7. 



THIS insect, which is also a variable one, measures 

 from an inch and a quarter to nearly one and a half 

 in width. 



Male: fore wings whitish -grey, the first line blackish 

 brown and bent, the second line also blackish, bent and 

 indented, the third line whitish and jagged. The central 

 spot whitish edged with brown. The body has a white 

 band or belt at the base. Hind wings whitish-grey, with 

 several slender dark streaks and a central spot. 



Localities for this species are the Isle of Man, Lynd- 

 hurst, the New Forest, Brighton, and Dalmally. 



The perfect, insect appears in May and June. 



The caterpillar is dark brown, with small prominences 

 and a row of whitish marks along the back from the fifth 

 to the eighth segment, through which runs a brown line. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 September. 



The caterpillar feeds on the heath ( Calluna vulgarisj. 



The chrysalis is found under the ground. 



BOARMIA ROBORARIA. 



GREAT OAK BEAUTY. 



Plate XX. Figure 8. 



THIS fine insect measures from a little over two inches 

 to nearly two and a half in width. 



