THE DOT— BRIGHT-LINE BROWN-EYE 



dotted with greyish, or a tinge of green. The dusky 

 stripe along the back has white specks, and the side- 

 stripes may be greenish, dingy brown, or yellowish. 

 The imago has greyish-brown forewings, with much 

 lighter hindwings, veined with brown. 



The Dot. — {Mamestra persicarice.) This is a town and 

 country dweller (Fig. 22), and is fairly well distributed in 

 England. It is rare in both Ireland and Scotland. 

 The haunt is unrestricted, and wherever there is a suit- 

 able food-supply of low-growing plants, there is a likeli- 

 hood of its appearance. The moth is on the wing in 



UeDoT 



July and August, and the larva appears from the latter 

 month onwards. The larva is pale-coloured, with darker 

 markings. The sooty-grey forewings of the imago have 

 a characteristic white dot, from which the species obtains 

 its popular name, with the edges deckled. The hind- 

 wings are fawn-coloured, with conspicuous veining. 



Bright -Line Brown -Eye. — {Mamestra oleracea.) At 

 a later stage we shall make acquaintance with the Brown- 

 Line Bright-Eye. On this occasion we reverse the order 

 to deal with the Bright-Line Brown-Eye which, being 

 confusing, shows the necessity for, and use of, scientific 

 names. It is a common species. Inland the larva may 



be found feeding on dwarf-growing plants, such as 



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