THE PEBBLE PROMINENT MOTH. 101 



in its forms, which will be better understood by the 

 following figure: 



The head is dark brown ; the body of a delicate 

 rose colour, each segment being traversed by a 

 longitudinal pale yellowish band; and the four next 

 the perpendicular tail have punctated pink dots ; 

 the tail segments are of a deep crimson, very wide 

 and open at the termination, with three golden 

 yellow spots at the extreme edge, and a circular 

 dot of the same colour near the body; the feet 

 are brown. It feeds upon the willow early in 

 June, and changes to the pupa state in the same 

 month ; it is of a dark brown colour, and it lies 

 in this condition within a fine brownish web, which 

 it spins between two leaves. The perfect moth 

 comes forth in August. 



The Pebble Prominent Moth inhabits Yorkshire. 

 Kent, Surrey, and Norfolk ; and in Ireland, near 

 Dublin. 



