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pears the middle of July. Wings five-sixths of an inch to one 
inch one-sixth ; orange-yellow ; first pair beneath with a very 
broad dingy patch, leaving the margins only yellow. Second 
pair paler. Caterpillar, black, with three pale yellow stripes on 
the back, and some white spots on the tail; feeds on the spruce 
and Scotch fir. Rare. Kent and Surrey. 
Tue Frar Lackey (L. Helvola, OcuskENuEIMER). Wings 
three-fourths of an inch to one inch one-sixth ; pale yellow, with 
ashy and yellow margins, and yellow fringes. Very Rare. Es- 
sex and Hampshire. 
Tur Straw Lackey (L. flava, Fasricivs). Wings one inch 
one-third to one-half; straw colour on both surfaces, and with- 
out spots. Rare. Kent and Hampshire. 
Tue CINEREOUS LAcKEY (L. Gilveola, OcHSENHEIMER). Wings 
one inch one-third to one-half; first pair pale buff colour, ashy 
beneath; second pair pale yellow on both surfaces. Very rare. 
Kent, 
Tae LEAD-coLourrp LAckry (L. complana, HAworrs) ap 
pears the end of July or beginning of August. Wings one inch 
to oneinch one-third ; first pair lead colour, with the upper edge, 
and second pair on both sides yellow. Caterpillar, black, with 
two yellow streaks on the back, spotted with red and white, 
with a slight yellow line on each side; feeds on the oak, ash, 
poplar, sloe, &c. Pupa reddish-brown, Not uncommon. York- 
shire, Essex, Devonshire, Kent, and Surrey. 
Tae Burr Lackey (L. depressa, OcusENHEIMER) appears the 
middle of July. Wings one inch one-half ; first pair pale lead- 
coloured ash, with the upper edge yellow; second pair on both 
surfaces yellow, with the base ashy. Caterpillar greyish.brown, 
with the back yellow, with black spots; feeds on the Scotch fir. 
Pupa reddish. Rare. Kent. 
Tar Dun Lackey (L. griseola, HAworrn) appears the end of 
July or beginning of August. Wings one inch one-quarter to 
one half; first pair with the upper edge straw-yellow. Second 
pair paler, with a tinge of yellow. Rather rare. Hertfordshire. 
THe PALE LEADEN (L. plumbeolata, SterHENS). Wings one 
ich five-twelfths to one-half; first pair of a pale lead-colour, 
with the upper edge slightly tinged with yellow ; second pair 
yellowish-grey. Rare. Near London, 
Tae Pear, Lackey (L. muscerda, OcHSENHEIMER). Wings 
one inch one-third; ashy; first pair with several small black 
dots disposed towards the tip and middle; second pair spotless, 
Very rare. Norfolk. 
Tar Jury LAcwry (L. quadra, Fapricius) appears the middle 
of July. Wings of the male one inch two-thirds to five-sixths 5 
female one inch two-thirds to two inches ; first pair of the male 
Yellowish grey, deep yellow at the base, with the upper edge 
ue-black; of the female bright yellow, with two deep blue 
Spots in the middle, Caterpillar, dusky, with red dots and a 
