gîves them thc look of fhagreen. 
They are margined on the fides, 
own tô the extremitîes, with a 
road band of a light rcd. The 
wings are of thc famé colour. 
This pretty infeâ; h to be found in 
Woods. 
The glittering colours with which 
feveral fpecies of chryfomelæ are 
adorned, and which feem to exhibit 
the brilliancy of gold and çopper, 
hâve occafioned their bcaring that 
pompons name. The larvæ of 
thefe infcdls hâve in general an 
ovalbody, rather oblong, andfoft; 
on the fore part of which are fi- 
tuam fix feet, which are fcaly, 
as is alfo the head. They prey 
«pon the fubftance of leaves, re- 
jeéling the fibrous part. Thofe of 
the leaping chryfomelæ infeft thc 
cotelydons and tender leaves of 
plants. 
f ) 
fur les Cotés jufqu’au bas d’urré 
bande affez large d’un rouge clair. 
Les ailes font rouges. On trouve 
dans les bois ce joli infede. 
Les couleurs brillantes* dont font 
parees plufieurs efpéces de chryfo- 
meles, fur lefquelles on croit voir 
reluire l’or & l’airain, ont fait 
donner à. ce genre le nom qu’il 
porte. Les larves de ces infeéles 
ont en general un corps ovale, un 
peu allongé, mol, à la partie an- 
térieure du quel font fix pattes 
écailleufes, ainfi que la tête, elles 
confument la fubftance des feuilles 
et en regettent les fibres. Celles 
des chryfomeles fauteufes infeftent 
les cotelydons & les tendres feuilles 
des plantes. 
GE NUS 12. H ISP A. Tab. IV. 
character gzneris. 
elytraqurrcuk«rr^-’ inter oculos fitæ. Thorax 
1 aeukata fep.us. Linn. fyft, „at. p. 603. 
