138 POPULAR ENTOMOLOGY. 



CALLIMOEPHIA JACOB^E^E. Cinnabar Moth. Anterior 

 wings greyish-black, with a stripe of pink extending from 

 the base nearly to the apex ; on the hinder border are two 

 rounded spots, and a dash of the same colour; the under 

 wings are entirely pink, excepting a stripe of grey on the 

 anterior edge. The caterpillar is yellow, ringed with black ; 

 it feeds on the Senecio Jacobcea, or ragwort. Not a very 

 abundant species. 



DlPTEEA. 



TIPULA. 



Generic Distinctions. Antenna simple, of thirteen joints ; 

 rostrum long and narrow ; palpi short ; body elongated ; wings 

 and legs both long. 



TIPULA PRATENSIS. Body black, with the front and spots 

 on the thorax reddish-brown. 



TIPULA LUNATA. Reddish, with a black line on the 

 upper part of the body ; wings of the same colour as the 

 body. 



TIPULA OLERACEA. Greyish -brown, without spots, the 

 wings bordered with brown. 



These insects are very commonly found in meadows, 



