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ABRAXAS GROSSULARIATA. THE LARGE MAGPIE MOTH. 



Plate XII. fig. f-h. 



Synonyms. Phaleena (Geom.) Grossulariata, Linn. Syst. Nat. ii. 867. Donovan Brit. Ins. 1. pi. 4. 

 ^ZfoV* Ins pi. 43./. 71. c?—^. JFi'Z/fcew -E'^. Mo^As, pi. 85. 

 Abraxas Grossulariata, Leach, Curtis, Stephens. Duncan Brit. Moths, pi. 23. f. 1. 23. 



Upper Side. The eyes and antennae are black. The thorax and abdomen are yellow, and 

 spotted with black. The wings are white, covered with round black spots ; a double row crossing 

 each superior wing, with a yellow line running between. 



The under side is similar to the upper. The female moth is seen at (A), the male at (i), with 

 its wings closed. 



The caterpillars feed on the currant bush, and remain during the winter : about the begin- 

 ning of June they are full fed, as we usually term it, and then appear as at (f) : they spin a slight 

 web, in which they change to a black chrysalis ; ringed, or encircled with yellow rings : the moth 

 appears in twenty-one days after. 



Expansion of the wings two inches. 



This is one of the commonest, and at the same time handsomest British species 

 of Moths. It is extremely variable in its markings, in some specimens the black 

 being predominant, and in others being entirely or almost obliterated. One of the 

 latter I have represented in the frontispiece to my Entomologist's Text Book, from 

 a specimen captured by Mr. Gray of Dudley. 



VANESSA ANTIOPA. THE CAMBERWELL BEAUTY BUTTERFLY, OR 



GRAND SURPRISE. 



Plate XII. fig. a—e. 



Synonyms. Papilio (Nymph. Phal.) Antiopa, Linn. Syst. Nat. ii. p. 776. Lewin Pap. pi. 1. Donov. 

 Brit. Ins. 3. pi. 89. 

 Vanessa Antiopa, Ochsenheimer, Leach, Stephens. Duncan Brit. Butt. pi. 18. f. 2. 

 Vanessa Antiope, Curtis Brit. Ent. pi. 96. 

 The Willow Butterfly, Pap. Antiopa, Wilkes Brit. Ins. and Butt. pi. 113. 



Upper Side. The antennse, eyes, thorax, and abdomen are of a very dark brown, almost 

 black. The superior wings are of a fine chocolate colour : on the sector edge are two spots of 

 white, placed near the apex. The inferior wings are also of a fine chocolate : the fan edges of all 

 the wings are angulated, having a broad border of light yellow ; within which is a row of blue 

 oval spots, one on each membrane. 



The under side is black, having a broad border of pale buff colour, as seen at (e). 



The caterpillar feeds on the willow, and is always found on the highest branches : its manner 

 of feeding, time of change, and all other parts of its history, are exactly similar to that of the 

 peacock ; so that I think it will be quite unnecessary to say any thing further. 



The upper side of the fly is seen at (d), and the under at (e). The caterpillar is shewn, as 

 full fed, at (a) ; at which time it is garnished" with short grey hair, the prickles are black. It 

 changes to the chrysalis hanging by the tail, as represented at (6) ; and in about a day's time the 

 chrysalis appears, as shewn at (c.) The fly appears exactly at the same time as the peacock. 



Expansion of the wings 2 J — 3^ inches. 



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