Notodonta btcolnr. Hypercompa Hera. 



PALE TUSSOCK-MOTH. DatycMra pudibundo. (And larva.) GIPSY -MOTH. Hypoyymna dispar. 



LOBSTER-MOTH. Stawropus fugi. (And larva.) 



(And larva.) 



extremity of the body, from which a pair of long and delicate filaments can be thrust or 

 withdrawn at pleasure. This caterpillar constructs a cocoon of wonderful strength, 

 composed of bits of wood cemented together, and of such hardness that a penknife cannot 

 penetrate it without risk of being snapped in the attempt. 



The GIPSY-MOTH differs much in its colouring, according to the sex, the male being 

 blackish brown and the female greyish white. The upper wings of both sexes are marked 

 with four waved transverse bands of moderately light brown, and a dark brown mark 

 near the middle of the front edge like the letter \/, inside of which is a blackish spot. 

 On the Continent this, moth is very abundant, and the caterpillar is often extremely 

 injurious to the trees. 



At the upper left-hand corner of the engraving may be seen another moderately 

 winged moth, called the PALE TUSSOCK-MOTH, the name being derived from its colour and 

 the tufts of hair that decorate the body of the caterpillar like tussocks of grass upon a 

 field. The caterpillar goes by the popular name of the Hop-dog. The colour of the Pale 

 Tussock-moth is light brownish grey, the fore wings being diversified with several marks 

 of blackish \>rown, the shape and dimensions of which may be seen by reference to the 

 engraving. The hinder wings are much paler, and the band is dark brown. 



The last specimen in the illustration is the HERA, a moth belonging to a genus vhich 

 is known in England by the beautiful DOMINULA or SCAELET TIGER-MOTH, with its rich 

 green and scarlet wings. In the present instance, the fore wings are cream-coloured with 

 broad markings that look at first sight as if they were black, but when viewed in a good 



