1 64 BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS 



miles, they will be attracted to her. How 

 it is done is one of the myriad points upon 

 which scientists are ignorant. 



The Puss Moth (Dicranura vinula) Plate 

 XVIII., Fig. 4, takes its name from its furry 

 appearance. It is light bluish-grey, with 

 black markings. The caterpillar is an 

 extraordinary object bright green, with 

 white stripes, and furnished with a forked 

 tail, from which, when alarmed, it thrusts 

 two scarlet threads. These are supposed 

 to be used as whips to drive away insect 

 enemies. The cocoon is constructed on the 

 bark of a tree, usually a willow. It is a 

 wonderful structure, composed of chips 

 and gum, and so corresponds with the 

 surrounding bark that it cannot be detected 

 except by a trained eye. 



Of all British moths, that nearest of kin 

 to the true silk-moth is the Kentish Glory 

 (Endromis versicolora), Plate XVIII., Fig. 5. 

 It is very local in its range. The ground 

 colour of the wings is reddish-brown in the 

 forewings, and tawny yellow in the hind- 

 wings. The former are marked with dark 

 and light bands ; the latter with dusky lines 



