BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS 



have cross lines, edged with whitish (hence the popular 

 name), and the hindwings are silvery-white all over. 



Latticed Heath. — (Chiasmia {Strenia) clathrata.) The 

 Latticed Heath is mostly found in the Southern and 

 Eastern Counties, but it occurs elsewhere more sparingly. 

 It delights in chalky uplands and where clover flourishes, 

 and it is interesting to notice that it is on the wing by 

 day. It is double-brooded, the first appearing in April 

 and May, and the succeeding one in July and August. 

 The green larva is lined with white down the back and 

 on the sides, and has a somewhat notched head. The 

 food-plants consist of clover and trefoil. The lattice- 

 work exhibited on both pairs of wings is very attractive, 

 the colours being made up of yellow and brown, broken 

 into a series of draught-board markings, with treble 

 cross hnes. 



OTHER GROUPS 



FAMILY ZYGIENIDJE 



Five-Spot ^mxsAX,~{Zygcena trifolii.) There are seven 



species of Burnet Moths found in Britain, and two 



of these — the Five-Spot and Six-Spot — occupy a place 



in this volume. The pretty little Forester Moths also 



belong to the same family, but whereas the Burnets 



are all more or less adorned in a dress of green and scarlet, 



the Foresters — as their very name should indicat 

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