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Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucana). E. if-2j inches. Pale 

 sulphur-yellow tinged with green, and delicately shaded. Two olive cross 

 lines on fore-wings, one on hind-wings, which have a short tail, on each side 

 of which is a black spot. L. on ivy specially, also hawthorn, sloe, etc., August 

 to June. Moth in July. 



Scorched Wing (Eurymene dolabraria). E. i$-ij inch. The dark brown 

 blotches and marks and the general shrivelled appearance of the wings account 

 for the apt name. General colour brownish ochreous. L. on oak, beech, 

 birch, etc., July to September. Moth in May and June. 



Brimstone (Opisthograptis luteolata). E. i-i| inch. Sulphur-yellow, the 

 fore-wings having several reddish marks on the upper edge, the middle one 

 having a white centre ; faint wavy cross lines. L. on hawthorn and other 

 trees in spring. Moth in May and June. Common. 



Bordered Beauty (Epione apiciaria). E. i-ij inch. Deep yellow, sprinkled 

 with orange, with a broad purplish grey margin, bounded inwardly with a 

 black line. Also a black centre dot, and a fainter inner cross line on the 

 fore-wings. L. on willow, poplar, alder, etc., in May and June. Moth in July 

 and August. 



Speckled Yellow (Venilia maculata). E. f-i inch. Yellow, with many 

 purplish brown spots and blotches. L. on dead-nettle, wood-sage, etc., July 

 and August. Moth in woods in June. Common in South, rather local in North. 



Tawny-barred Angle (Semiothisa Uturata). E. i^-ij inch. Ochreous 

 grey, with a distinct dull orange band close to the margin of both wings. Three 

 dark cross lines on fore-wings (sometimes faint), beginning from dark spots 

 on the edge. L. on needles of Scotch pine July and August. Moth in June 

 and July in fir woods. 



Early Moth (Hybernia mpicapraria). E. i^-ij inch. Fore-wings of male 

 ochreous grey, two cross lines and a central spot. Hind-wings paler, with 

 one line and a central dot. Female almost wingless. L. on hawthorn, sloe, 

 etc., in April and May. Moth in January and February. Common, but only 

 found at night. 



The Spring Usher (H. leucophceana}. E. i|-ij inch. A grey-coloured male 

 (female being wingless), with dark basal patch and dark submarginal area on 

 fore-wings, hind-wings being paler. L. on oak in April to May. Moth in 

 February. Rather local, but widely distributed. 



Scarce Umber (H. aurantiaria). E. i-if inch. Orange-yellow male 

 (female apterous), with two cross lines of brown and central dot. Hind- 

 wings paler. L. in spring on oak, hawthorn, etc. Moth from October on- 

 wards. Widely distributed. Common in Some woods. 



Dotted Border (H. marginaria). E. i-i| inch. Rather variable. Male 

 has pale ochreous brown fore-wings, with a row of dots on margin ; central 

 area paler than the rest. Hind-wings cream-coloured, with characteristic 

 line of marginal dots. Female almost wingless. L. in April and May on 

 hawthorn, sloe, oak, etc. Moth in March and April. Common. 



