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angular spots. The caterpillar is dusky brown, with waving 

 yellow lines on the sides. The moth is not very common. 



LEPIDOPTERA. GEOMETRID.E. 

 OUEAPTEEYX. 



Generic Distinctions. Antenna simple ; palpi short ; proboscis 

 nearly as long as the antenna ; wings, anterior very acute, pos- 

 terior much prolonged. 



OUKAPTERYX SAMBUCARiA. Swallow-tail Moth. The 

 wings measure about two inches and a half; the colour 

 delicate sulphur, shading into satiny- white towards the base ; 

 the surface marked with numerous streaks, placed trans- 

 versely; two lines of deep yellow run across the anterior 

 wings, and one across the under pair; at the base of the 

 tail-like projection are two small blackish spots. The cater- 

 pillar is reddish-brown, with darker longitudinal lines; it 

 feeds principally on the elder, willow, and lime-tree, and is 

 common in many parts of England. 



