246 LLOYD'S NATURAL HISTORY. 



resemblance co the surrounding bark, till after the Moth has 

 emerged ; this is usually the case in Centra and allied genera 

 of Notodontidce. 



THE SALLOW KITTEN. CERURA FURCULA. 



Bombyx furcula t Clerck, Icones, pi. 9, fig. 9 (1759); Linnaeus, 

 Faun. Suec. p. 298 (1761); Esper, Schmett. iii. p. 102, 

 Taf. 19, figs. 3, 4 (1784); Hiibner, Eur. Schmett. iii. fig. 

 39 (1800) ; Godart, Lepid. France, iv. p. 136, pi. 16, fig. 

 2 (1822). 



Harpyia furcula^ Ochsenheimer, Schmett. Eur. iii. p. 32 

 (1810). 



Cerura furcula, Stephens, 111. Brit. Ent. Haust. ii. p. 17 (1828) ; 

 Kirby, Eur. Butterflies and Moths, p. 136 (1880) ; Buckler, 

 Larvae of Brit. Lepid. ii. p. 137, pi. 32, fig. 2 (1887); 

 Barrett, Lepid. Brit. Isl. iii. p. 86, pi. 101, figs. 2, za-d 



Dicranura furcula, Duponchel, Le*pid. France, Suppl. iii. p. 

 128, pi. 12, fig. 4(1836). 



This species, like C. bicuspis, is found only in Europe. It 

 expands from i ^ to i J^ inch. 



The Sallow Kitten. 



It is light grey with a dark grey transverse band on the fore- 

 wings, suffused with orange, straight on the inner side, and 

 irregularly excavated on the outer sides. 



