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PTEROPHORUS PTERODACTYLUS. THE BROWN PLUMED MOTH. 



Plate XXX. fig. i—l. 



Synonyms. Phalsena Alucita Pterodactyla, Linn. Syst. Nat. ii. 900. Haworth. 

 Pterophorus Pterodactylus, Fabricius, Curtis, Stephens. 

 Phalsena (Alucita) Tridactyla, Harris, 1st. edit, (sed nee Linn.) 



Upper Side. The antennae are like threads. It is totally of a light brown colour. The 

 superior wings are very narrow, and cleft at the ends. The inferior wings are composed of three 

 feather-like appendages. 



The caterpillars feed on thistles ; and when full fed, as at (w), fix themselves by the tail to a 

 piece of stick, &c. with the head part erect or upward ; and change into chrysalis, which is 

 figured at (k). This happens the beginning of August, and the moth appears in about twelve 

 days. A remarkable circumstance attends this chrysalis, that when touched or annoyed by any 

 thing it will suddenly spring backward, reversing its position, and remain a short time with its 

 head downward ; but as suddenly revert to its former position. The moth is shewn at (Ji). 



Expansion of the wings one inch. 



HYLOPHILA QUERCANA. THE SCARCE GREEN SILVER LINES MOTH. 



Plate XXXX. fig. e—h. 



Synonyms. Tortrix Quercana, Wien. Vers. Huhner. 

 Chloephora Quercana, Stephens (Illustr.) 

 Halias Quercana, Curtis Brit. Entomol. pi. 575. 

 Hylophila Quercana, Hubner. 



Tortrix Prasinana, Haworth. Fabricius (Pyralis p.) Donov. Brit. Ins. 2. pi. 40. fig. sup.? 

 Chloephora Prasinana, Stephens (Cat.) 



Upper Side. The antennae are like threads. The head and thorax are green. The superior 

 wings are green also ; they have two neat lines of a pale straw colour, crossing each diagonally. 

 The abdomen and inferior wings are white. 



The under side is of a pale greenish white. The legs are red. All the wings are a little 

 angulated. 



The caterpillar is taken by beating the boughs of oak trees, at the same time spreading a 

 sheet to catch what falls from the tree. It is full fed the end of May, when it appears as at (e). 

 It changes into chrysalis within a pretty strong case, seen at (/) ; and the moth is produced the 

 end of June. The chrysalis is white, as at (#), having a strong black mark down the back part. 

 The moth is figured at (A). 



Expansion of the wings one inch and a quarter. 



This moth is very closely allied to, and has been greatly confounded with, Ch. 

 prasinana figured in pi. 10. 



HYPENA PROBOSCIDALIS. THE SNOUT EGGER LIKENESS MOTH. 



Plate XXX. fig./— h. 



Synonyms. Phalsena (Pyralis) Proboscidalis, Linn. Syst. Nat. ii. p. 881. Leach. 

 Hypena Proboscidalis . Schrank, Ochsenheimer, Curtis, Stephens. 

 Pyralis Proboscidalis, Hubner. 



