DRINKER AND LAPPET 



may be sought for and found in plenty. It is a hairy 

 larva, and is apparently fond of sucking up moisture, 

 hence its popular name of Drinker. The larva is dark- 

 coloured, with a profusion of light markings along the 

 back, and prominent tufts of hair on the sides. Near the 

 head, and also at the anal end, there is an erect brownish 

 tutt. The brown pupa is enclosed in an elongated 

 cocoon of light colour, and this is attached to a grass or 

 reed stem. 



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Drinktr (femcxle.). 



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The imago is light reddish-brown, with two silvery 

 marks on each of the forewings. The female is more 

 yellowish than her mate. 



Lappet. — {Gastropacha quercifolia.) This species is 

 noteworthy because of the size of the full-grown larva, 

 which may assume a length of several inches. It is of 

 general occurrence except in the North and in Ireland, 

 and deposits its piebald eggs underneath the leaves of 

 apple, blackthorn, hawthorn, sallow, and other plants. 

 The moth is on the wing in June or July, and the eggs are 

 laid in July or August. The larva hibernates during 

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