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gracilis, Toeniocampa. (Powdered Quaker) 

 L. 5-7. Hides in spun-up leaves. 



Lythria. Genus includes purpuraria. 



Lythrum salicaria. (Purple Loosestrife) 

 coronata, Chloroclystis. (V-Pug) 



L. 6-7 and in autumn. Feeds on the flowers, 

 porcellus, Metopsilus. (Small Elephant) 



L. 8-9. Night feeder. Search at night between 



10 P.M. and 12 P.M. 

 pavonia (carpini), Saturnia. (Emperor Moth) 



L. 6-8. Gregarious till after third moult, 

 gracilis, Tceniocampa. (Powdered Quaker) 



L. 5-7. Hides between spun leaves. 



machaon, L., Papilio. (The Swallow-tail) 



L. 5 or 6-8. Full fed in about 7 weeks. Feeds on 

 Angelica sylvestris, Daucus carota, 

 Fceniculum vulgare, and Peucedanum 

 palustre. 



P. 8. Suspended head up on reed stems ; some- 

 times go over 2 years. 



I. 8 or 5-6 following year. 



0. 5-6. or 8. Laid on under sides of leaves in batches 



of one dozen or fewer. Hatch in 10-12 

 days. 



macilenta, Hb., Amaihes (Orthosia). (Yellow-line Quaker) 



L. 4-6. On Calluna, Cratsegus, Fagus, and Quercus. 



P. 7-9. In a weak cocoon at foot of trees. 



1. 9-10 or 11. Comes to rotten apples and ripe Yew 



berries, and sometimes to sugar, Ivy, and 

 light. 

 0. 



Macrogaster. Genus includes castanea. 

 Macroglossa. Genus includes stellatarum. 

 Macrothylacia. Genus includes rubi. 

 macularia, ~L.=maculata. 



maculata, L., Venilia. (Speckled Yellow) 



L. 7-8. On Lamium, Stachys, and Teucrium. 

 P. 8-5, Below ground. 



