CLOUDED BUFF. 35 



he never saw the perfect insect except in this one 

 instance. 



The following is a more detailed description of 

 the colour of this beautiful species, a figure of 

 which may be seen in Plate III. fig. 1. 



The fore-wings are of a deep bluish black, with 

 three circular spots of pale crimson at the outer 

 margin, and two streaks of the same colour, the 

 first from the base to the foremost spot, the 

 other along the hinder margin. The hind-wings 

 are uniform crimson, the body blue-black. The 

 underside is exactly the same as the upper, a 

 very unusual circumstance. 



Next on our list comes the Moth known by the 

 name of the CLOUDED BUFF (EiUliemonia russula), 

 Plate III. fig. 2. 



This pretty but inconspicuous Moth is widely 

 but thinly spread over England, and may generally 

 be found in June, inhabiting open spaces in woods 

 and on heather-covered lands. The larva, which 

 is covered with red-brown hairs, and has a red 

 line along the back, may be found upon the 

 scabious and one or two other plants. The upper 

 pair of wings are remarkable for having their 

 colouring merely composed of different shades 

 of the same hue: those of the male, yellowish 

 brown shading into russet at the margins, with 

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