108 CONSPECTUS OF MOTHS. 
June, August, and October. Wings one inch one-sixth to two. 
thirds, deep sulphur colour, with four red spots on the Upper 
edge. Caterpillar, pale brown, with a bluish spot on each sire 
behind the head, with the Spiracles on the sixth segment slightly 
tinged with reddish; feeds chiefly on the white thorn, Sloe, 
apple tree, &c. Common. Dublin, Edinburgh, Ayrshire, Cum. 
berland, Durham, Wilts, Essex, and near London, 
OURAPTERYX (Lracu). 
THE Exper (0. Sambucaria, Leacu) appears the end of June, 
or beginning of July. Wings two inches one-fourth to one-half, 
pale sulphur colour, with various obscure cross scattered darker 
evanescent lines; first pair with two darker yellow streaks, with 
an interjacent line; second pair with a single streak and two 
black spots near the tail. Caterpillar, dull reddish brown, with 
darker lines; feeds onthe elder, willow, lime, &c. Pupa longish, 
brown, with deeper spots. Not scarce. Yorkshire, Durham, 
Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Kent, and Surrey. 
CAMPAA (LAMARCK). 
Tue Liout EMERALD (P. margaritata, StepuEns) appears the 
middle of July, or beginning of August. Wings one inch seven. 
twelfths to two inches, white tinged with green ; first pair with 
ared spot at the tip, and two whitish streaks, and the second 
pair with one ; all the fringes pearly white. Caterpillar, green. 
ish, varied with brown, with whitish spots on the back and 
sides, beneath with black streaks and dots ; feeds on the horn. 
beam, oak, &c. Common. Yorkshire, Huntingdonshire, Essex, 
and near London, 
ELLOPIA (TreirscuKe). 
THe Barrep Rep (2. fasciaria, OcuseENHEIMER) appears the | 
middle or end of June. “Wings one inch five-twelfths to seven. _ 
twelfths, red ; first pair with a whitish streak before, and ano- | 
ther behind the middle, the interposing space of a darker hue, 
second pair with a single whitish curved streak ; female larger, 
with the antennze bristle-shaped, and without the darker shade 
between the streaks on the first pair. Caterpillar, red, varied 
with brown and white, with the head red; feeds on the pine, 
Scarce. Fifeshire, Kent, and Surrey. 
HIPPARCHUS (Leacn), 
THE Burrerriy EmMERAup (H. Papilionarius, LeAcm) appears 
the middle of July. Wings two inches one-sixth to one-half, 
deep grass green, with two cross streaks composed of whitish 
Spots; a dark green crescent towards the middle of the upper 
edge of the first pair, and on the dise of the second; antenn® 
reddish white, with red rays in the male. Caterpillar, green, 
with a yellowish line on the sides, and red warts on the back; 
feeds on the lime, birch, alder, &c, Pupa brownish, with yel- 
