HYBERNIA. 247 



The Mattled Umbre is common in most parts of Central 

 and Northern Europe. It expands about an inch and three- 

 quarters. 



The Mottled Umbre. Male and Female. 



The fore-wings are dull yellow, sprinkled with rusty-brown, 

 so heavily at the base as to form a somewhat curved band. 

 The palest portion of the wings is the central area, which 

 contains a distinct black lunule. This area is bounded by a 

 sharply defined dark brown transverse line, deeply indented 

 opposite the lunule, and beyond it is a ferruginous shade or 

 band. The hind-wings are dull yellowish-white, with a small 

 central dot. 



The apterous female has a stout ochre-yellow body, with two 

 longitudinal rows of black spots. 



The larva feeds on lime, oak, beech, birch, elm, sloe, white- 

 thorn, and various fruit trees. It is reddish-brown, with a 

 broad sulphur-yellow stripe on the sides, on which stands a 

 small reddish- brown streak on each segment. Between each 

 incision is a grey transverse streak. 



FAMILY LARENTIID^E. 



Antennae simple or slightly pectinated ; proboscis well 

 developed, abdomen often belted or spotted in the incisions. 

 Legs slender, naked, not swollen ; front tibiae half as long as 



