192 BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS 



FAMILY VIII. ORTHOSID.E. 



ANGHOCELIS LUNOSA. THE LUNAR UNDER- 

 WING. 



This is pretty generally distributed throughout the 

 country, and in many places it is common. 



The expansion of the wings is about 1J inch. The 

 ground-colour of the fore -wings varies considerably : 

 sometimes it is greyish-brown, sometimes reddish- 

 ochreous ; the veins are frequently paler ; the two stig- 

 mata are a little darker than the ground-colour, and 

 towards the hind margin is a transverse row of blackish 

 spots ; the hind-wings are whitish, with a rather in- 

 distinct greyish band towards the hind margin, and with 

 a darker grey central crescent-shaped spot. 



The larva is of an olive-brown ; the dorsal region 

 darker, with fine ochreous dorsal and subdorsal lines ; 

 the spiracular line is dark ; thoracic plate on the 

 second segment pale yellow, edged with black posteriorly : 

 it feeds on grass in the spring. 



The perfect insect appears in the first half of 

 September, and comes very freely to light. 



FAMILY VIII. 



SCOPELOSOMA SATELLITIA. THE 

 SATELLITE. 



This showy insect is plentiful throughout the country, 



The expansion of the wings is about 1J inch. The 



fore-wings are of a reddish-ochreous, shaded with 



brown ; beyond the middle is a conspicuous white spot, 



with a minute white dot immediately below it and 



