;e LLOYD'S NATURAL HISTORY. 



These moths come freely to flowers at dusk, flying over 

 them somewhat in the manner of Sphinges, which some of 

 them considerably resemble in shape. They are generally 

 called " Sharks '> by collectors. 



At one time Dr. Butler proposed to transfer this family to 

 the Notodontidce^ but has now decided to replace them in the 

 Noctucz. 



GENUS CALOCAMPA. 



Cucullia, pt. Schrank, Fauna Boica, ii. (2), p. 157 (1882). 

 Calocampa, Stephens, 111. Brit. Ent. Haust. ii. p. 172 (1829); 

 Guene*e, Spec. Gen. Lepid. Noct. ii. p. 115 (1852). 



Antennae long, thickened, ciliated ; palpi short, compressed, 

 very scaly. Thorax square, slightly crested in front ; abdomen 

 depressed, slightly tufted at the extremity in the male. 

 Wings long ; fore-wings dentated ; hind-wings rather broad. 

 Wings folded longitudinally when at rest, like those of a 

 Lithosia. 



Larva long, smooth, cylindrical, feeding in clusters on the 

 summit of low plants. 



Pupa with two apical spines. It is deeply buried in the 

 ground, and forms no cocoon, but lines the cavity with silk. 



THE SWORD-GRASS MOTH. CALOCAMPA EXOLETA. 

 (Plate CXXVIIL, Fig. 6, 



Noctua exsohta, Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. (ed. x.), i. p. 513, no. 



104 (1758); id. Faun. Suec. p. 315, no. 1085 (1761). 

 Noctua exokta, Esper, Schmett. iv. (2), i. p. 433, Taf. 138, 



figs. 1-3 (1790?); Hiibner, Eur. Schmett. iv. fig. 244 



(1799?). 

 Xylina exokta^ Treitschke, Schmett. Eur. v. (3), p. 7 (1826). 



