BORDERED WHITE— BROWN SILVER-LINE 



during July and August, sometimes later. The larva 

 may be some shade of brown, grey, ochreous, or purple. 

 Some larvae have white spots down the back ; others 

 have light diamond-shape marks. It is a pretty moth, 

 varying in colour from greyish to dark brown, the 

 lighter examples lending themselves to ornamentation. 

 Both pairs of wings are similarly coloured and marked. 



Bordered White. — {Bupaliis pimaria.) This moth must 

 be sought for in fir or pine woods during May and 

 June, and is of fairly frequent occurrence. The greenish 

 larva has an elongated body, lined with whitish or yellow. 

 The food consists of fir and pine leaves, and the larval 

 period is from August to October. The male imago 

 may be either white or yellow in the paler markings of 

 the wings, the rest of the colour being light or dark 

 brown. The female is generally orange colour in 

 southern specimens, but darker in those observed in the 

 north. 



Brown Silver-Line. — {Lozogramtna {Phasiane) petra- 

 ria.) This species (Fig. 44) must be sought for on 



bracken-covered heaths, hillsides, and woods in May and 

 June. The olive-green larva has lines of reddish- 

 brown, with a Hne of whitish beneath the black spiracles. 



It feeds upon bracken. The fawn-coloured forewings 



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