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Furze. ( Ulex) 



fuscantaria, Hw., Ennomos. (Dusky Thorn) 



L. 5-8. Beat. Sleeve out on Fraxinus and Ligustrum 



vulgare, the usual food plants. Greatly 



resemble twigs. 



P. 8. Suspended in a curled leaf. 

 I. 8-9. Comes to light. 



0. 8-9. Laid in rows. Brick-shaped. Hatch very 



irregularly after about 8| months. 



fusconebulosa, de Geer. (velleda, Hb.), Hepialus. (Map-winged 



Swift) 

 L. 6 or 7 - 5. Burrows into the stems of Pteris 



aquilina, and feeds towards the roots. 



In 9-10 the second Winter the larva leaves 



food plant and hibernates. 

 P. 4 (end) -5. In an earth-covered silk cocoon on 



or just below ground on food plants. 



1. 6-7. Flies rapidly at dusk on heaths and by 



wood sides, etc. 

 O. 6. Scattered on the ground amongst food. 



fuscovenosa, Gz.= inter jectaria, B. 

 fuscula, Bkh. =fasciana, L. 



galatea, L., Melanargia. (Marbled White) 



L. 7-6. Hibernates when very small, and reappears 

 4-5. Nibbles during the winter in mild 

 weather. Feeds on Gramineae, especially 

 Dactylis glomerata, and Phleum pratense. 

 P. 6. Loose. 

 I. 7. Usually found in colonies. 



0. 7-8. Laid loose. Hatch in about 3 weeks. 



Females lay freely in confinement. 



Galeopsis. (Hemp Nettle) 



alchemillata, Perizoma. (Small Rivulet) 



L. 8-9. Feeds on the seed - heads, especially on 

 G. ladanum and G. tetrahit. 



galiata, Hb., Xanthorhoe (Melanippe). (Galium Carpet) 

 L. 6 (end), 7, and 8-9. On Galium. 

 P. 8 and 9-6. In a cocoon below ground. 



1. 6 and 8. Hides amongst herbage in chalk and 



limestone districts. Comes to light. 



