66 TORTR1CINA. 



brown ; basal joint clothed with ustulated brown scales. Thorax 

 ustulated brown in front and on the vertex, with a glossy leaden 

 tinge, paler behind ; the crest rich castaneous. Patagia ustulated 

 brown at the base; the apical half paler. Anterior wings dull 

 dusky ochreous, with shaded brown markings. The costal fold ustu- 

 lated and chocolate-brown ; base dusky ; on the dorsal margin is 

 an oblique elongated patch of deep ferruginous, brightest at the 

 apex. From the end of the costal fold to the dorsal margin pro- 

 ceeds a wavy dilating fascia, usually angulated at the middle of its 

 anterior edge, and deeply incised on its posterior border. Beyond is 

 a second fascia, of rich reddish or chestnut brown, commencing 

 widely on the costa, and narrowing in its course to the anal angle, 

 and has its anterior margin deeply incised ; the apex of the wing 

 pale ferruginous ; the chief markings are edged with slightly golden- 

 lustred scales, and more or less speckled with umber or black, parti- 

 cularly in the middle of the wing. The dorsal blotch, formed by 

 the confluence of the markings, streaked faintly with pale ferru- 

 ginous. Apical scales and cilia ferruginous, mixed with black ; the 

 latter somewhat paler, and sometimes with a rosy tinge. Posterior 

 wings rich purplish brown, darkest towards the margins. Marginal 

 scales of same colour, with the bases paler. Cilia grey, sometimes 

 with a fuscous, at others with a faint rosy tinge. Abdomen brown, 

 the caudal tuft rather paler. $ Exp. al. 7-9 lin. Head, face, and 

 palpi cinnamon- coloured, the latter slightly paler at the apex. Eyes 

 black. Antennae, thorax, and patagia cinnamon-coloured ; the crest 

 of the thorax castaneous. Anterior wings cinnamon colour, with 

 ferruginous markings. At the base on the dorsal margin the deep 

 ferruginous patch, as in the $ , is replaced by a more oblique and 

 more elongated pale ferruginous mark. The central and apical fasciae 

 are as in the <$ > but pale ferruginous, the latter darker, and the 

 central one not edged with golden lustred scales, but the costa, between 

 them, is broadly golden. Apical scales pale ferruginous. Cilia with 

 a rosy tinge, both slightly paler at the anal angle. Posterior wings 

 as in the <$ , but not so dark in colour. 



A very common species, variable both in size and colour. 



The imago appears in July and August. 



The pupa is 3 lines long, of a pale reddish-brown colour, and 

 it remains in this state about fourteen or sixteen days. 



The larva is polyphagous, sometimes doing great mischief in 

 gardens among fruit-trees, especially the Apricot. It seems 

 also to be very partial to the Yew. It is 6 lines in length, of a 

 green-drab, or yellowish-green colour. The head is polished, 

 shining green, with a black mark level with and behind the 

 eyes ; the shield is also green, its sides and posterior angle 

 margined with black ; on the vertex, near the base, are four 

 minute pale brown spots, transversely placed two and two, 



