ENTOMOLOGICAL CABINET. 



PSILURA MONACHA. Steph. 



Bombyx Monacha. Linne. 



Black Arches Moth. 



Wings white, with black undulations ; the seg- 

 ments of the body of a lake red. 



The caterpillar of this elegant insect is of a ciner- 

 ous brown colour, with red tufts upon the back ; 

 the second segment has a black heart-shaped spot ; 

 it feeds on the bramble, willow, apple, oak, larch 

 and pine trees ; in the middle of June it spins a 

 web and changes to the pupa state ; in about a 

 month afterwards the moth is produced, which is 

 not common. It has been found at Coombe Wood, 

 in Surrey, and Darenth and Birch Wood, Kent. 



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