BBITISH MOTHS. 



FAMILY VI. THE PROCBUm 



40. The Forester (Proem Statices). 



41. The Scarce Forester (Proms Globular ix). 



THE SIXTH FAMILY of Moths is called Pro- 

 cridce. The caterpillars are shaped a good 

 deal like those of Cochliopodidoe, but their 

 feet are more plainly to be seen, and the 

 caterpillars themselves are downy or hairy : 

 they spin cocoons on the leaves on which 

 they feed. They are small but beautiful 

 Moths, of a golden -green colour, very slug- 

 gish in dull weather, and commonly found 

 settled on flowers ; one plant in particular 

 seems attractive to them, and that is the 

 Mullein, on the yellow blossoms of which 

 they may often be found settled, their rich 

 golden-green wings forming a lovely contrast 

 to the bright yellow of the flowers : they fly 

 occasionally, but we have only seen them on 

 the wing in very bright sunshine. 



40. The Forester (Proem Statices). 



4tO. THE FORESTER. Fore wings shining 

 green, and semi-transparent ; hind wings 

 smoke-coloured ; antennae fringed in the 



male, and rather blunt at the tip ; head, 

 thorax, and abdomen golden green. The 

 caterpillar short, stout, and downy, very dingy 

 green, with a stripe of black spots down the 

 middle of the back, and a pale stripe on each 

 side ; it feeds on the common Sorrel, and may 

 be found in May and June ; it spins a cocoon 

 on the leaves or flower-stalk of Sorrel, and 

 then turns to a chrysalis, in which state it 

 remains but a few days, the Moth appearing 

 at Midsummer. (The scientific name is 

 Procris Statices.) 



41. The Scarce Forester (Procris Globularix), 



41. THE SCARCE FORESTER. Fore wings 

 shining coppery green, and semi-transparent ; 

 hind wings smoke-coloured ; antennge fringed 

 in the male, and pointed at the tip ; head, 

 thorax, and abdomen golden green. We are 

 sorry to say we do not know the caterpillar 

 or its food. (The scientific name is Procris 

 Globularice.) 



