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NEMEOPHILA PLANTAGINIS. 



27 



THE SMALL TYGER, OR WOOD TYGER 

 MOTH. 



Plate XVI. fig. g— m. 



Synonyms. Phal. (Bomb.) Plantaginis, Linn. Syst. Nat. ii. 820. Donovan Brit. Ins. 4. pi. 134. 

 mikes' Eng. Moths, pi. 50. 

 Nemeophila Plantaginis, Stephens. Duncan Brit. Moths, pi. 21. 1. 



Upper Side. The head is Mack : the thorax is also black, between which is a ring or collar 

 of red. The superior wings are of a dark cream colour, handsomely clouded with large black 

 spots. The inferior wings are of a pale orange, tinged with red, and spotted with black. The 

 abdomen of the male is of a dark yellow, as figured at (k) ; but that of the female is of a bright 

 red, as seen at (/). 



The caterpillar is found on such banks as are mentioned in the description of the fourth plate, 

 for finding the Cream Spotted Tyger caterpillar; and are seen at the same time. They are full 

 fed at the beginning of May, as at (g) ; when they spin a greyish web, wherein they change to a 

 black chrysalis, covered with bloom, as at (A). The moths fly in the woods about four o'clock in 

 the afternoon, and settle in the grass. 



Expansion of the wings 1| — to If inch. 



CLISIOCAMPA NEUSTRIA. THE LACKEY, OR BARRED TREE LACKEY 



MOTH. 



18. Donovan Brit. Ins. vol. iii. 



Plate XVII. fig. a—f. 



Synonyms. Phalsena (Bomb.) Neustria. Linn. Syst. Nat. ii. p. 

 pi. 95. Albin's Ins. pi. 19. f. 27. e—l. 

 Lasiocampa Neustria, Schrank, Leach. 

 Clisiocampa Neustria, Curtis, Stephens. 



Upper Side. The antennse are brown, and pectinated. The head, thorax, and abdomen are 

 brown. The superior wings are of reddish brown ; having a dark broad bar crossing the middle. 

 I have shewn the female flying at (e) ; she is paler than the male, which is of a deep fox colour, 

 as described at (/). 



The caterpillars feed on the briar, white-thorn and black-thorn, and almost all sorts of fruit 

 trees. They proceed from eggs, which are laid round a twig in very beautiful order, and covered 

 with hair. The caterpillars are not hatched till the spring following ; when they live sociable, in 

 a web ; but before they change, they separate. It is pretty enough to see them as they lie on 

 their web together move their heads all at the same instant of time, as if one soul had animated 

 their little bodies. When full fed, as at (a), the caterpillar spins itself up in a double case, the 

 inner one being in the form of an egg ; through which it works a fine powder, like flower of brim- 

 stone ; the use of which I know not. Soon after this it changes into chrysalis, described at (d) : 

 the moth appears about thirty days after. 



Expansion of the wings 1| — If inch. 



This is one of the most injurious species of insects which we possess ; our fruit 

 trees being sometimes completely defoliated by vast numbers of the caterpillars which 

 feed in society. 



