ENTOMOLOGICAL CABINET. 



PTEROPHORUS GALATODACTYLUS. Steph. 

 The Spotted White Plume. Haworth. 



Wings white ; upper pair cleft and spotted with 

 brown : lower pair with three divisions with long 

 silvery fringe : antennae, body and legs white. 



Expansion of the wings 11 lines. 



This beautiful species of Plume Moth is very local 

 and appears rare near London. We are indebted for 

 specimens, and the following curious fact, to the 

 Rev. G. T. Rudd, M.A. F. L.S. "Towards the 

 latter end of May, the larvae occur on the under side 

 of the leaves of the burdock, in woods, in chalky 

 situations, in Hampshire ; it is white, downy and 

 oniciform. The pupae differ but little from the larvae : 

 the perfect insects appear in June." Mr. R. observes, 

 that although the larvae abounded in the woods near 

 Kimpton he was not able to discover a single speci- 

 men of the insect, or even a vestige of one notwith- 

 standing the most diligent search. Mr. R.'s attention 

 was first directed to the larvae by Messrs. Curtis and 

 Dale, who had previously detected them elsewhere. 



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