74 THE DARTFORD EMERALD MOTH. 



jaws, and is concealed beneath two reddish horns 

 or projections of the same green colour as the back. 

 It feeds on the oak, sloe, &c. 



The pupa is of a dull brown, betwixt a bistre 

 colour and raw umber. 



This is a very rare British moth, and has only 

 been found in Kent and Surrey, and in the latter 

 locality very sparingly. 



