MOTHS 275 



The Chevron (L. testata). E. about i| inch. Fore-wings reddish or yel- 

 lowish grey, with darker central band and basal area. A triangular patch 

 below the tip is edged with white, as also the outer edge of the central band. 

 L. on sallow and birch in May to June. Moth in July to August. Ly. Heaths 

 and woods. 



The Spinach (L. associata). E. about i inch. Fore-wings pale ochre- 

 yellow, clouded with darker, with two prominent bent cross lines, and a third 

 nearer the base, less distinct. Hind-wings paler ; fringes of all wings chequered 

 with brown. L. on currant in May to June. Moth in July to August. Ly. 

 Gardens. (The BARRED STRAW (Cidaria pyraliata) resembles the Spinach, but 

 there is less shading on the wings. L. on goose-grass and bed-straw in April 

 to May. Moth in June to July. Chiefly in South.) 



Barred Yellow (Cidaria fulvata}. E. about I inch. Deep yellow fore-wings, 

 with a distinct central area, bounded by black angular cross lines, meeting in 

 a blackish patch in middle. L. on wild rose in May to June. Moth in June to 

 July. Common. 



Broken-barred Carpet (C. corylata). E. about i inch. Fore- wings creamy, 

 with an olive-brown patch at the base, and a central band often broken to- 

 wards the bottom ; both edged with white ; marginal area marbled with brown- 

 ish. Rather variable. L. in July to September on sloe, birch, oak, etc. Moth 

 in May and June. Ly. Woods and hedgerows. 



Common Marbled Carpet (C. truncata). E. i-i inch. Very variable. 

 The typical form has greyish brown fore-wings, with numerous dark waved 

 cross lines, and a greyish white central patch. L. in autumn and spring on 

 sallow, birch, hawthorn, etc. Moth in May to June and autumn. Common. 

 Ly. Woods and hedgerows. (The DARK MARBLED CARPET (C. immanata) is 

 somewhat similar, and equally variable. L. in April to June on sallow, birch, 

 etc. Moth in July to August. Common. Ly. Woods and moors.) 



Red-green Carpet (C. siterata). E. about i inch. Has grey-green fore- 

 wings, suffused with red, the basal and central areas being darker green. 

 Hind-wings dark greyish brown. L. on oak, birch, apple, etc., in July to Au- 

 gust. Moth in September to October. Ly. Woodlands. (The AUTUMN GREEN 

 CARPET (C. miata) is similar, but the fore-wings are paler, and without the rosy 

 tint ; other details as preceding.) 



Grey Pine Carpet (Thera variata). E. i-i inch. Another common and 

 variable species. Fore-wings greyish, with a dark, ill-defined patch at the 

 base, and a central angulated brownish band across the wings. L. on fir and 

 pine needles in May and July. Moth in June and September. Ly. Pine woods. 



The Chestnut-coloured Carpet (T. cognata) is smaller, but very similar ; with 

 a reddish tinge on the wings. It feeds on juniper ; is common where its food 

 plant grows. (The PINE CARPET (T.firmata) has similar markings; reddish 

 grey fore-wings ; the patches being pale ochreous ; hind-wings whitish. Ly. 

 Pine woods.) 



The Water Carpet (Lampropteryx suffumata] is the same size, with whitish 



