232 POPULAR ENTOMOLOGY. 



in both sexes ; jpalj^i very hairy ; hody very large in the female ; 

 wing8 strongly dentated ; when in repose, the anterior edge of 

 the upper pair projects considerably above the lower, giving an 

 oval form to the outline, and making it appear somewhat like a 

 serrated leaf. 



Gastropacha quercifolia. (frontispiece.) Lappet 

 Moth. Surface of the wings rusty-brown colour, varying 

 in shade, the extremity rather of a violet hue ; the upper 

 pair with three oblique, waved, blackish lines, and a black 

 spot in the centre ; the hinder wings are generally unspotted, 

 though sometimes marked with faint streaks like those on 

 the upper pair. The caterpillar is of a large size, the pre- 

 vailing colour being dusky grey, with two blue spots near 

 the head, circled with black; each segment has a fleshy 

 appendage at the sides, and a tubercle on the last joint ; it 

 feeds on the willow, bramble, etc. The moth is found in 

 many parts of England, but seldom in profusion. 



* Lepidopteea. Bombycid^. 



ODONESTIS. 



Generic JDistinctions. — AntenncB bipectinated ; jpaVpi long, and 

 projecting like a beak ; wings entire ; body long, the male having 

 a tuft of hairs at the extremity. 



