BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS 



ianthina.) July and August sees this smaller species 

 on the wing, and it frequents hedgerows, lanes, and 

 woods. It is of common occurrence, and the larva 

 feeds on various kinds of plants such as bramble, dock, 

 elm, hawthorn, primrose, and sallow\ It is brownish in 

 colour, with a greenish tinge, and has a light line down the 

 back, and some dark markings inclining to blackish. 

 There is a pale yellowish stripe underneath the white 

 spiracles. The smaller size distinguishes it from its 

 larger cousin last described, and the broad border, and 

 darker colour of the forewings, mark it off from the 

 Lesser Yellow. 



Least Yellow \5n^Qimng.~{Triphcena interjecta.) The 

 last member of the genus is, as its name indicates, the 

 least of all in the matter of size. It is of fairly general 

 distribution, and haunts similar places to T. ianthina, 

 but is not so fond of woods. It is abroad during July and 

 August. The ochreous-brown larva bears black dots ; 

 there is a stripe of brown down the back, with a whitish 

 centre, and a similar stripe on the sides, with a w^hitish 

 margin above. Food-plants closely resemble those of 

 preceding species. The forewings are dull reddish- 

 brown, and the light yellow hindwings have the character- 

 istic dark border, with an outer edging of yellow as in the 

 others. 



Cabbage Moih.~{Barathra brassiccc.) This is a very 

 familiar species all over the country, and flies in June and 

 July. It feeds on almost any suitable plant found both 

 in and out of the garden, and does not exclusively restrict 

 attention to cabbages. The larva may be discovered 

 from July to late Autumn, and is dull brown, or greenish, 



