MOTHS 283 



Mottled Umber (H. defoliaria). E. if-if inch (female wingless). Male 

 has pale ochreous brown wings, varying to darker ; fore-wings with two 

 cross lines, bordered with a rusty brown band, and a brown centre dot. Hind- 

 wings paler. Some specimens have uniform darker fore-wings, with cross 

 lines only faintly marked. L. in spring on forest trees and fruit trees. Moth 

 from October to December ; sometimes January to March. Common. 



March Moth (Anisopteryx cescularia). E. i-i inch. Female apterous. 

 Male pale or dark grey ; two cross lines on fore-wings, a central dot ; central 

 area often smoky tinged. L. on hawthorn, sloe, currant, etc., April to June. 

 Moth in spring. 



Pale Brindled Beauty (Phigalia pedaria}. E. i|-2 inches. Pale grey 

 with green tinge. Fore-wings four blackish cross lines, rather broken ; thorax 

 thick and hairy. L. in spring on birch, oak, and many trees. Moth in January 

 and February ; also found in November and December. 



The Brindled Beauty (Lycia hirtaria). E. if-2 inches. Fore-wings 

 greyish ochreous, tinged with brown, six thick black cross lines ; thick, hairy 

 body. L. on lime, elm, etc., and fruit trees May to July. Moth in March 

 and April. Widely distributed, but most plentiful in London. 



Oak Beauty (Pachys strataria}. E. if-2j inches. A large, handsome 

 moth. Fore-wings white, dusted and speckled with black, crossed by two 

 zigzag bands of brown edged with black. Hind-wings are duller, and have 

 one of these bands more faintly marked. Body thick and downy. L. on oak, 

 birch, elm, etc., May to July. Moth in March to April. Widely distributed. 



Peppered Moth (P. betularia). E. i|-2 inches. Dull white " peppered " 

 or sprinkled with black (there is also a variety almost uniformly black). 

 L. on oak, birch, elm, etc., July to September. Moth in May to June. 

 Generally distributed. 



Waved Umber (Hemerophila abruptaria). E. i-i inch. Brownish 

 ochreous, with broad band of darker colour and shading on both wings. L. 

 on privet and lilac May to August. Moth in April and May. Widely dis- 

 tributed, frequent in London. 



Willow Beauty (Boarmia gemmaria}. E. i-if inch. Brownish grey, 

 dusted with darker; two blackish cross lines, and a zigzag pale submarginal 

 line. L. on ivy, hawthorn, etc., in August and spring. Moth in July and 

 August. Common. 



Mottled Beauty (B. repandata). E. if-if inch. Wings grey, mottled 

 and dusted with brown, two black cross lines, whitish submarginal line, 

 edged with black scalloped line. L. on hawthorn, birch, etc., in July to 

 May. Moth in June to July. Common. 



The Engrailed (Tephrosia Ustortata}. E. i-i| inch. Pale grey tinged 

 with ochreous, dusted with dark brown ; fore-wings have two cross lines of dark 

 brown, edged with a band of lighter brown ; a zigzag broken submarginal line 

 of whitish grey. L. on foliage of many trees May to June and August to 

 September. Moth March to April and May to June. Common. 



