BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS 



resting it crumples up its forewings, and is thus more 

 difficult to detect. 



The Gothic. — {Ncenia typica.) Common all over the 

 countryside, and in gardens, this pretty little moth 

 (Fig. 27), a succeeding relative of the Old Lady, is not at 

 all particular as to haunt, or food-supply. The larva 

 may be sought for from early Autumn to the following 

 early Summer, and the imago is on the wing in June and 

 July. The larva may be either brownish, or greenish- 

 grey, with freckles of a darker tint. On the first body 

 segment there are three pale lines, with pale streaks on 

 the sides and dark markings on segments ten and eleven. 

 The imago is reddish-brown on the forewings, with a 



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pretty criss-cross design picked out with yellowish, and 

 greyish-buff on the hindwings. The body is somev/hat 

 bulky for the size of the moth. 



Rosy Rustic. — {Hydrcecia {Gortyna) micacea.) An- 

 other very common species, but more frequently 

 met with near the coast than elsewhere. The dull- 

 coloured larva is greyish-pink in colour, with an almost 

 indistinct stripe down the back, dark brown dots, and 

 black spiracles. It feeds from May to August on the 



stems of docks and plantains. In gardens and fields 

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