168 POPULAR ENTOMOLOGY. 



band on each side, also an interrupted row of white spots 

 on the back ; it feeds on the oak, willow, etc. The moth 

 is very abundant. 



LEPIDOPTERA. AECTIID^E. 

 HYPEEACAMPA. 



Generic Distinctions. Antenna simple ; palpi, terminal joint 

 shorter than the others ; proboscis long ; wings veiy opake, and 

 entire at the edges. 



HYPERACAMPA DOMINULA. Scarlet Tiger-Moth. This 

 beautiful insect has the primary wings black and shining, 

 ornamented with about a dozen cream-coloured spots; the 

 secondary pair are of a fine crimson, with three irregular 

 black spots ; the body is of a similar colour to the wings, 

 but great variety occurs in the colouring of this pretty moth, 

 the under wings being sometimes pale yellow, at others dull 

 brown, without any vestige of the usually gay tints. The 

 caterpillar is black, with three longitudinal yellow lines ; the 

 black portion has many small blue tubercles with greyish 

 hairs. The moth is not common. 



