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different shades of brown, being disposed in a 

 wonderful variety of forms. In two specimens 

 now before me, they are so different that it is 

 scarcely possible to believe that both insects 

 belong to the same species. 



Cream Short-cloak. 



Another species, the BROWN CLOAK (Spilo- 

 nota roborana), is shown on Plats XL fig. 13. 



The colours of this species are almost exactly 

 the same as those of the preceding insect, and 

 are also variable, except that a large patch of 

 dark brown is to be found at the bases of the 

 upper wings. The larva of this species is very 

 troublesome in gardens, and does great damage 

 to the roses, eating the buds and young leaves. 

 The Moth appears in summer. 



ON the same Plate, fig. 12, is shown an ex- 

 ample of another family, the Sericoridoe. This 

 is the NETTLE TORTRIX (Sericoris urticana), 

 also a very variable insect, the colours being 

 brown and whitish grey and distributed in a 

 variety of forms. In the specimen now before 



