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50. The Round-winged Muslin (Nudariti Senex). 

 wings pale brown, with a few darker but not 

 very distinct marks along the costal margin, 

 and a brown dot in the centre of each ; hind 

 wings still paler than the fore wings, and 

 having a pale indistinct brown dot in the 

 centre of each. The Moth appears in August. 

 (The scientific name is Xniiari'i Senex.) 



51. The Muslin (Xudarin munduna). 



51. THE MUSLIN. Fore wings pale smoky 

 brown and semi-transparent, with two zig- 

 zag transverse lines, and a brown spot between 

 them ; hind wings of nearly the same hue as 

 the fore wings, but without markings. The 

 caterpillar is rather hairy, and of a smoky- 

 grey colour, with a paler stripe down the 

 back , it feeds on tree lichens. The Moth 

 appears in July, and is not uncommon. (The 

 scientific name is Nitdnrla mundana.) 



52. The Dew Moth (Sttina irrorella). 

 52. THE DEW MOTH. Fore wings dingy 

 orange-coloured, slightly transparent, with 

 three oblique rows of black dots ; the first has 

 three dots, the second four or five, and the 

 third, an outer row, has no fixed number : 

 hind wings unspotted. We have never found 

 the caterpillar, and in those places where the 

 Moth is most common, such as the Freshwater 

 Cliff, in the Isle of Wight, there seems no 

 suitable place for treelichens to grow. The 

 Moth appeai-s about Midsummer, and con- 

 tinues in tolerable plenty until the middle of 

 August ; it flies in the early morning, and it 

 is this, in all probability, which has given rise 



to the name of Dew Moth, 

 name is Setina irrorella.) 



(The scientific 



53. The Rosy Footman, or Red Arches (Calligenia 

 miniata). 



53. THE ROSY FOOTMAN, or RED ARCHES. 

 Fore wings pale red, with an oblique zigzag 

 black line beyond the middle ; within this is 

 a single conspicuous black dot, and beyond it 

 an oblique row of black dots ; hind wings 

 pale-rosy, unspotted. The caterpillar is brown 

 and hairy ; it feeds in April and May on the 

 lichens which grow on the boughs of oak- 

 trees : the Moth comes out in July. (The 

 scientific name is Calligenia miniata.) 



54. The Four-dotted Footman (Lithosia mcsomella). 



54. THE FOUR-DOTTED FOOTMAN. Fore 

 wings pearly grey, the costal and hind margin 

 brightly tinged with orange ; each has two 

 black dots, one on the costal margin, the 

 other near the inner margin : hind wings 

 smoke-coloured, with a pale fringe. The 

 Moth appears in June and July. (The scien- 

 tific name is Lithoxid mesomella.) 



55. The Dotted Footman {Lithosia mu&cerda). 



bo. THE DOTTED FOOTMAN. Fore wings 

 smoky grey, with a row of three black dots ; 

 the first about the middle of the costal margin, 

 the second and third in a line between that 

 and the anal angle ; between these three and 

 the inner margin, but nearer the base of the 

 wing, are two other black dots ; hind wings 

 of the same hue as the fore wings, but slkhtly 



