GEOMETRIDiE. CHEIMATOBIA. BTS 



Ph. Ge. brumata. Linne.—C\\. vulgaris. Stepli. Catal. part ii. p. 142. JVo. 

 6634. 



Anterior wings ashy-brown^ with various obsolete darker waved strigje, varying 

 considerably in number in different specimens, the central ones frequently 

 confluent, and forming an indistinct transverse fascia; the hinder margin 

 slightly darker, with some obscure fuscescent dots at the base of the cilia, 

 which are fuscous: posterior wings paler, with very obscure fuscescent strigse. 

 Female fuscous, with very short somewhat linear wings. 



In some examples the strigse are altogether wanting ; and the nervures are fre- 

 quently spotted with deep fuscous. 



Caterpillar pale-green, with faint lateral lines: it feeds on various plants: — 

 the imago appears about the end of November, and continues about during 

 December. 



Also extremely copious in the south of England. I once met 

 with a ditch in Epping-forest, of which the water was covered 

 by myriads of specimens which had been drowned. " Epping." — 

 WIr. DouUeday. " Strand-on-the-green." — Rev. A. H. Matthews. 

 " Newcastle, &c. common." — G. Wailes, Esq. " Little Orton." — 

 T. C. Heysliam, Esq. 



Sp. 2. rupicapraria. Alis anticis fusco-griseis, fascid laid medio saturatiore ex- 

 terne alhido adnatd, puncto medio nigra. Femina alis cinereis fascid media 

 rufescente fusco viarginatd. (Exp. alar. $ 1 unc. 1 — 3 lin.) 



Ge. rupicapraria. Wien. F(?rz.—Ch. rupicapraria. Steph. Catal. part u. p. 143. 

 No. 6635. Albin. pi. xhx./. 83./. e— ^? 



Griseous-brown ; anterior wings the same, with evanescent paler transverse 

 streaks, a broad dark central fascia, terminated on both edges with a darker 

 line and bordered with whitish, the margins slightly crenate, and the disc with 

 a large black, or fuscous, spot ; on the hinder margin are six or eight black 

 dots: posterior wings whitish, with a central fuscous dot, and an evanescent 

 posterior striga; the hinder margin with a row of fuscous spots. Female with 

 short, robust, rudimentary wings, whitish-ash, with a distinct reddish trans- 

 verse fascia, towards the apex of the anterior wings, bordered with fuscous or 

 black ; posterior wings with a dark striga. 



Caterpillar dull-green, with fine white lateral lines and edges to the segments: 

 it feeds on the wild plum :— the imago appears towards the middle or end of 

 January. 



Much less abundant than the last, but not rare. " Epping." — 

 Mr. DouUeday. " Strand-on-the-green." — Rev. A. H. Matthews. 

 " Little Orton." — T. C. Heysham, Esq. 



