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Upper Side, This fly, figured at (i), is of a fine golden yellow colour, having a black streak 

 in the middle of each superior wing, which is wanting in the male. 



The caterpillar of this fly is also undiscovered. The moth flies in woods, and its actions are 

 also similar to the above ; but there is only one brood a year, and they appear about the middle 

 of July. 



Expansion of the wings 1 — \\ inches. 



The caterpillar of this butterfly is described by Hubner as of a deep green colour 

 with a dark line along the back, and two whitish lines on the sides margined with 

 black. It feeds on the mountain hair-grass and other grasses. The butterfly is 

 common in various parts of the country. 



DIPTHERA RUNICA. THE SCARCE MARVEL DE JOUR MOTH. 



Plate XLII. fig. e. 



Synonyms. Phalaena (Noct.) Runica, Gmelin, Haworth. 



Noctua Aprilina, Fabricius. Donov. Brit. Ins. x. pi. 347. fig. 1. 

 Dipthera Runica, Hubner, Ochsenheimer, Treitschke, Curtis, Stephens. 



Upper Side. The antennae are like threads. The head, thorax, and superior wings are of 

 a lightish blue green, spotted with irregular black spots, which appear something like Hebrew 

 characters. The abdomen and inferior wings are of a light brown ; but on the abdominal corners 

 of the latter are a few black spots. 



The caterpillar of this pretty moth feeds on the oak, and is of a green colour, striped on the 

 side. It changes to chrysalis in the earth, and the moth, which is shewn in the plate at (e), 

 appears in May. 



Expansion of the wings one inch and three-quarters. 



NUMERIA PULVERARIA. THE FRECKLED BROAD BAR MOTH. 



•Plate XLII. fig. o. 



Synonyms. Phalsena (Geometra) Pulveraria, Linn. Syst. Nat. ii. p. 862. Albin's Ins. pi. 96. fig. d-f. 

 Numeria Pulveraria, Duponchel, Stephens. 



Upper Side. The antennse are like threads. It is totally of a lightish orange brown, having 

 a broad bar of dark reddish brown, which crosses each of the superior wings. 



The caterpillar is of the looper kind. It lies during the winter in the chrysalis state, and 

 the moth is produced in May. It is delineated in the Plate at (o). 



Expansion of the wings one inch and three-quarters. 



GASTROPACHA QUERCIFOLIA. THE LAPPET MOTH. 



Plate XLIII. fig. a—c. 



Synonyms Phatena (Bombyx) Quereifolia, Linn. Syst. Nat. ii. 812. Donov. Brit. Ins. vii. pi. 332. 

 Albins Ins. pi. 16. Wilkes' Eng. Moths, pi. 57. 

 Gastropaeha Quereifolia, Ochsenheimer, Stephens. Curtis Brit. But. pi. 24. Duncan 

 Eng. Moths, pi. 18. fig. 3. 4. 



