14S 
THE MADDER HAMTC -MOTH. 
of oral yellow spots, bordered ^vith black on each 
side. The anterior legs are black, and the mem- 
branous legs of a delicate rose-colour. Its food 
consists of different kinds of Galium, particularly 
Galium vermn (yellow lady’s-bedstraw), and G. 
nwllugo (wild madder). 
This insect is found in most parts of Europe, but 
it seems to prefer a southern climate, as it is scarce 
in most northern countries, and becomes rare even 
in the latitude of Paris. In Britain it has been 
occasionally observed in the vicinity of London ; 
also in Kent, Devonsliire, and Cornwall. “ Isle of 
Wight, and the neighbourhood of Warwick,” Entom. 
Mag. Two specimens were taken in the garden at 
Tvvizel by Mr. Selby in the autumn of 1834 ; and 
it has likeAvise occurred at Cramond near Edin- 
burgh. 
