THE QUAKERS— CLOUDED DRAB 



Common Quaker. — (Taniocampa stohilis.) Of general 

 distribution, this further member of tlie same genus 

 (Fig. 31), is on the wing in March and April. The larva 

 is fond of a variety of food-plants, readily taking the 

 leaves of beech, birch, elm, oak, and sallow. It is green in 

 colour, with small dots of yellow. There are three yellow 

 lines down the back, and another of the same on the 

 sides. The latter has a black margin on the upper part. 



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The forewings of the imago vary from pale to dark 

 brown, with lighter markings towards the outer margins, 

 and two roundish patches. 



Clouded Drab. — {Tceniocampa incerta.) Belonging to 

 the same genus, the Clouded Drab is subject to con- 

 siderable variation, the forewings ranging from light 

 greyish-brown to dark brown, and they may, or may 

 not be ornamented. It is a lover of sallow blossom, 

 and one of the chief guests that foregather there in early 

 Spring. The food-plants resemble some of those of its 

 last-mentioned cousin, and the green larva has small 

 whitish freckles. There are triple white lines down the 

 back, and another on the sides having a black upper 

 margin. 



Powdered Quaker. — {Tceniocampa gracilis.) This, the 



last member of the genus with which we are concerned, 



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