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autumn, and the Moth appears in the following- 

 June, having passed the winter and spring in the 

 chrysalis state within its comfortable papyrian 

 cocoon. The perfect Moth, Plate V. No. 4, pre- 

 sents nothing so particular in its aspect as one 

 might expect from the extraordinary formation of 

 the Caterpillar, but the antenna) are one of the 

 many examples of the variety of forms to which 

 this feature is subject in the Moth tribe. They are 

 only pectinated, that is, toothed like a comb for 

 about three-fourths of their length, the extremity 

 being smooth, and terminating in a fine point — a 

 feature which is not very well expressed in my 

 illustration. In the female, the antennae are en- 

 tirely devoid of pectinations — a characteristic which 

 we shall find very general in many families of 

 Moths. 



This Moth is very rare, the localities of its 

 occurrence being nearly all in the south of England. 

 I recollect an enthusiastic entomologist telling me 

 once how he captured a specimen fluttering round 

 one of the lamps on Clapham Common, and the 

 dangers he incurred in the adventure. First, in 

 order to have any chance of securing the prize, it 

 became absolutely necessary to climb the lamp- 

 post. When this had been effected, not without 



