114 THE CUEAM-SrOTTED TIGER MOTH. 



(P/iala?>?a caja,) but, in the happy combination 

 of its colours, it surpasses both it and every otlier 

 British species of that tribe which arc trivially 

 named Tiger Moths. It is most frequently to 

 be found on banks which face the rising sun. 



Tiie English specimens of this insect rarely exceed 

 two inches and an eighth from the tip of one wing 

 to that of tlie other. The one from which our figure 

 is taken was a German specimen, and measures two 

 inches and a half. 



