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by Gilbert White in his Natural History of Selborne, under the name of Phaleena 

 Quercus, by Sir W. Jardine in his edition of that work ; and in the 29th, 30th, and 

 42nd numbers of the Magazine of Natural History. 



COSMIA TRAPETZINA. THE DUN BAR MOTH. 



Plate X. fig. n—r. 



Synonyms. Phalama (Noct.) Trapetzina, Linn. Syst. Nat. ii 836. Hubner. Haworth. 

 Cosmia Trapetzina, Ochsenkeimer, Treitschke, Curtis, Stephens. 



Upper Side. The antennae are like fine threads. The head, thorax, abdomen, and wings 

 are of a light brown, or dun colour ; having a few darkish bars or stripes crossing the superior 

 wings, but they differ very much in colour ; some individuals of this species being very dark. 



The under side is of a pale brown. 



The caterpillar at (n) feeds on oak ; is of a light transparent green colour ; having a line of 

 light yellow along each side : it spins up among the oak leaves ; and changes to a red chrysalis, 

 covered with a fine bloom, as at (0), about the end of June ; and the moth appears in July. * The 

 upper side of the moth is shewn at (r), and its under side at (q). 



Expansion of the wings one inch and a quarter. 



ODONTOPERA BIDENTATA. THE SCOLLOP WINGED BROAD BAR MOTH. 



Plate X. fig. * — x. 



Synonyms. Phaleena (Geom.) Bidentata, Linn. Faun. Suec. 1255. Albin's Ins. pi. 96. fig. a-c. 

 Phal. (Geom.) Dentaria, Fahricius, Hubner. 

 Odontopera Bidentata, Stephens. 



Upper Side. The antenna? are like fine threads. The superior wings, which are scolloped, 

 are of a dirty brown, having a broad darkish bar across the middle of each ; in the centre of 

 which there is a mark like the letter O. The inferior wings are somewhat paler than the superior ; 

 they are also scolloped, and appear somewhat darker toward the thorax. The upper side is seen 

 at (w), and the under side at (x). 



^ The caterpillar is of the looper kind, of a dark brown colour, having several protuberances, 

 variously situated, as individuals are apt to differ in this respect. It changes into chrysalis, seen 

 at (u\ in the earth, in a strong case, as at (*), about the middle of October, and the moth appears 

 the beginning of May. 



Expansion of the wings one inch and three-quarters. 



CYNTHIA CARDUI. THE PAINTED LADY BUTTERFLY. 



Plate XL fig. a—f. 



Synonyms. Papilio (Nymph. Gemm.) Cardui, Linn. Syst. Nat. ii. 774. Lewin Pap. pi. 6. Donovan 

 Brit. Ins. 9. pi. 292. 

 Vanessa Cardui, Leach, Jermyn, Curtis. 



Cynthia Cardui, Fabricius, Stephens. Duncan Brit. Butt. pi. 19. fig. 2. 

 Papilio Bella Donna, Painted Lady, Petiver Pap. pi. 4. f. 21, 22. Jlbin's Ins. pi. 56. 

 Wilkes Eng. Moths and Butt. pi. 107. f. 1. 



Upper Side. The wings are of an orange colour, clouded with black j particularly the tips, 

 which are covered with a cloud of the same colour, in which is placed five white spots. The 



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