LEPIDOPTERA. 
in 
The Tiger-Moths, —Family Arctiidaz. 
Two families, including many tropical species, come between the Lymantriidce 
and the Arctiidce, namely, the Pterothysanidce and the Hypsidce. The forms 
included under the name Arctiidce, embracing a number of beautiful moths, 
such as the tigers, ermines, etc., are usually divided into four subfamilies, the 
Arctiince, represented by the tigers, properly so called, the Lithosiince including 
the footmen, the Nolince, and the Nycteolince. Of the first subfamily, the most 
familiar member is the common tiger-moth (Arctia cctja), which in summer comes 
freely to light. The fore-wings are rich chocolate-brown with cream-coloured 
markings; and the hind-wings crimson with black blotches. Two very beautiful 
1, common tiger-moth ; '2 and 3, Varieties of same ; 4, Larva of same ; 5, six-spot burnet ; 6, Its larva ; 
7. THE SPANGLED WHITE. (Nat. size.) 
varieties of this exceedingly variable moth are figured in the accompanying- 
illustration. The larva is the well-known woolly bear, a large swiftly moving 
caterpillar, clothed with long bristling black hairs, red at their base, which spins a 
loose web, thickly covered with the hairs with which it is clothed, and turns to a 
naked pupa. 
The Owl-Moths,— Family Noctuid.e. 
Passing over the family Agaristidce, we reach the true night-flying moths, 
now included in the family Noctuidce. This enormous group has been subdivided 
into no less than ten subfamilies. Of the first subfamily ( Trifeince ) the rustic 
shoulder-knot ( Hadena basilinea ) is a well-known example. In this moth the 
fore-wings are grey-brown, with a central transverse darker band, and a distinct 
dark streak at the base of the wing. The larva is grey-brown, with three white 
lines along the back. It feeds on various kinds of grass, and often on the ears of 
