36 CONSPECTUS OF MOTHS, 
oak, beech, privet, &e. Pupa brown, Rare. Herts, Warwick, 
Kent, Surrey, and Hants. 
PERIDEA (SrerueEns). 
Tne TrempBier (Peridea serrata, SterMENS) appears the 
end of June. Wings of the male two inches one-sixth to one. 
fourth, female two inches three-fourths to seven-twelfths, grey; 
first pair two short and indistinctblack wavy streaks at the base, the 
hinder part of the wing with an indistinct brownish crescent, over 
which is a whitish line, followed by an indistinct waved streak, 
then two small lines towards the tip, and a row of dull red spots 
towards the hinder margin, on which is a row of dingy crescents, 
fringe spotless brown; second pair, with a brown marginal line. 
Caterpillar, solitary, smooth, green, with three protuberances on 
the back, and with slanting red and yellow stripes on the sides; 
feeds onthe oak. Rare. Kent, Surrey, 
ENDROMIS (OcusennEIMER), 
Tue Kentisn Grory (Lndromis versicolora, OCHSENHEIMER) 
appears in April. Wings of the male two inches one-third to one- 
half, female two inches five-sixths to three inches one-sixth, grey; 
first pair with two dingy black streaks, the first before the middle 
bent outwardly and edged inwardly with white, the second behind 
the middle edged externally with white, between them a dark 
erescent pointing outwards, three slanting triangular united 
spots at the tip, nervures bulging and white at the anterior 
angle; second pair with an indistinct central streak, and a 
dingy blotch on the upper edge. Caterpillar, green, dotted with 
brown, with slanting yellow streaks ; feeds on birch, alder, hazel, 
beech, and lime. Pupabrown. Uncommon. Norfolk, Sussex, 
Kent, and Devonshire. 
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BOMBYCIDZ (Stevens). 
AGLAIA (OcusENHEIMER),. 
Tre TAv Emperor (Aglaia Tau, OcHSENHEIMER), Said to be 
British on doubtful authority. 
SATURNIA (Scuranx). 
Tue Emperor Morn (Saturnia Pavenia-minor, Scuranr) 
appears the middle of May and beginning of August. Wings of 
the male two inches one-half to five-sixths, female two inches 
one-half to three inches one-half, grey; first pair with three 
black streaks on the sides, with a large half-closed eyelet, the tip 
purplish, with one or two black or red spots ; second pair with a 
half closed eyelet, a grey posterior band, and hinder margin pur- 
plish. Caterpiliar, at first gregarious, green, with a black band 
lengthwise, afterwards with three black ringlets and yellow 
warts ; feeds on blackthorn, alder, oak, bramble, rose, elder, &e. 
Pupa brown and very blunt. Notuncommon. York, Lincoln, 
Norfolk, Salop, Kent, and Surrey. 
