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BETTISH MOTHS. 



paler and unspotted. The Moth appears in 

 August ; and is only found in marshes ; the 

 chief locality, and the only one of which we 

 can speak with certainty, is called Horning 

 Fen, near Norwich. (The scientific name is 

 Litkosia muscerda.) 



56. The Orange Footman (Lithosia azireofa~). 



56. THE OBANGE FOOTMAN. Fore wings 

 deep orange-coloured : hind wings paler. The 

 caterpillar is hairy and dark smoke-coloured, 

 with two parallel yellow-red spotted stripes 

 down the back it feeds on the lichen which 

 grows on the larch-fir, and changes to a 

 chrysalis under cover of the lichen ; the 

 Moth comes out about Midsummer, and is a 

 beautiful and conspicuous object on the boles 

 of the larch-trees, when it has just emerged 

 from the chrysalis state. The scientific name 

 is Lithosia aureola.) 



57. The Pigmy Footman (Lithosia 



57. THE PIGMY FOOTMAN. Fore wings 

 pearly grey, inclining, in the male, to srnoke- 

 colour, and have a yellow costal margin ; hind 

 wings smoke-coloured along the costal mar 

 gin ; the rest whitish. This very distinct little 

 Moth was made known by Mr. Doubleday ; 

 hitherto it has only been found on the sea 

 coast, near Deal. It appears in August. (The 

 scientific name is Lithosia pygmceola.} 



58. The Buff Footman (Lithosia helvolci). 

 58. THE BUFF FOOTMAN. Fore wings of the 

 male yellowish grey ; hind wings of the same 



colour. Fore wings of the female yellow, 

 tinged with smoke-colour, except along the 

 costal margin, which is orange ; hind wings 

 tinged with smoke-colour. The caterpillar, 

 according to Freitschke, is black, with a black- 

 brown head ; it has a yellow stripe on each 

 side of the back, and in the last segment 

 these stripes become broader, approach each 

 other, and almost form a spot. It feeds on 

 the lichens of the oak, especially in the New 

 Forest, in Hampshire. This species is not 

 common ; the Moth appears in July. (The 

 scientific name is Lithosia hefaola.} 



59. The Common Footman (Lithosia complanula). 



59. THE COMMON FOOTMAN. Fore wings 

 smoke-coloured, with a bright yellow stripe 

 on the costal margin, terminating in a point 

 before it reaches the tip of the wing ; hind 

 wings delicately pale yellow. The caterpillar 

 is hairy, almost black, and without spots ; 

 beneath, it has a reddish line on each side 

 just above the feet ; it feeds on the lichens 

 of oaks, blackthorns, and more rarely on those 

 of the larch-fir : authors also speak of its fre- 

 quenting poplars, and feeding on the lichens 

 on walls, but we have never found it in such 

 situations. This is the most common species, 

 and may be met with in all the woods and 

 lanes round London ; we have found it in 

 June, July, and August. (The scientific 

 name is Lithosia complamda.) 



60. The Scarce Footman (Lithosia complana}. 



GO. THE SCARCE FOOTMAN. Fore win^s 

 smoke-coloured, with a bright yellow stripe 

 on the costal margin, of equal breadth to the 

 extreme tip of the wing ; hind wings delicately 



