BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS 



more or less the same colour, being brownish, closely 

 dotted and marked with darker, and having indented 

 outer edges. 



November Moth. — {Oporahia (Epirrita) dilutata.) Com- 

 mon almost over the whole country, this species (Fig. 

 35) is, as a rule, found not far from wooded regions. 

 It is first on the wing about October, and is, therefore, 

 somewhat misnamed. The larva may be discovered 

 feeding from April onwards upon such plants as apple, 

 birch, blackthorn, elm, hawthorn, oak, plum, and sallow. 

 It is green above, and somewhat lighter on the lower 

 part, with a middle area of purplish-red, made up of 

 bands or spots. The forewings of the imago are marbled 



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Avith greyish, and picked out with black veins. The 

 hindwings are much lighter. 



Silver-Ground Carpet. — (Xanthorhoemontanata.) Occur- 

 ring in woods, and lanes bordering same, this spe- 

 cies is on the wing in June and July, and is well 

 distributed. The larva has a raised surface on the 

 sides, and a wrinkled appearance. It is light brown to 

 purplish, dotted with blackish. There are treble lines 

 down the back, and a pale line on the lower sides. It is 

 a night-feeder, and the plants eaten are of a dwarf nature, 



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