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Common Heath (Ematurga atomaria). E. 1-1$ inch. A very variable 

 species. Male ochreous ; female creamy, sprinkled with brown. Fore-wings 

 have four dark brown cross lines, the two centre ones uniting. Hind-wings 

 have three lines ; often the lines are broadened and partially united. L. on 

 ling and heath July to August. Moth in May and June. Common on all 

 heaths. 



Bordered White (Bupalus piniaria). E. i-i| inch. Male has pale 

 ochreous or cream wings, with apex and margins broadly dark brown, the 

 nervures also. Female orange, more or less tinged brownish. L. on pine and 

 firs in August to October. Moth in May to June. 



The " V " Moth (Thamnonoma wauari). E. i^-ij inch. Pale grey, tinged 

 with violet. Four dark red-brown spots on fore-wings, the second of which 

 is large and shaped like a V on its side. L. on gooseberry and currant April 

 to June. Moth in July to August in gardens. Common. 



Brown Silver-line (Lozogramma petraria}. E. i|-i inch. Fore-wings 

 pale brown, with two cross lines edged with white ; hind-wings shining creamy 

 colour. L. on bracken in June. Moth in May to June wherever the bracken 

 is common. 



Latticed Heath (Chiasmia dathrata). E. f-i inch. Wings yellowish 

 white, chequered or " latticed " with blackish cross lines and veins. L. on 

 clovers and trefoils June to September. Moth April to May and July to 

 August. Common in clover fields. 



Family : Zygcenidce. 



To this family belong the Burnets and Foresters species, which live gre- 

 gariously ; daylight fliers, with long, narrow wings, densely scaled. The follow- 

 ing are the commoner species. 



Five-spot Burnet (Zyg&na trifolii). E. ij-ij inch. Greenish black, with 

 five (sometimes six) carmine spots on fore-wings, the basal spots being united ; 

 and the hind-wings almost all carmine, edged with black. L. on clovers and 

 trefoils July to May. Moth in May to August in damp meadows and marshes. 



Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet (Z. lonicerce) resembles the preceding, but 

 has longer fore-wings and more pointed hind-wings, the dark borders of which 

 are narrower. It is bluer in colour than the above. L. on clovers and trefoils. 

 Moth in June and July. 



Six-spot Burnet (Z. filipendula). E. i-ij inch. Six spots in pairs, the 

 basal pair often united. L. in autumn and spring. Moth in July and August. 

 The commonest of all. 



The Forester (the GREEN FORESTER) (Ino statices). E. i-ij inch. Fore- 

 wings bronze-green ; hind-wings dark grey. L. on sorrel March to April. 

 Moth in June. Frequent in meadows on flowers of ragged robin. Widely 

 distributed. 



The Cistus Forester (7. geryon) is smaller, and local. 



