Some British Moths Described 
Family MacaRIIDA. 
Halia vauaria: the V Moth (Plate XII, Fig. 21; 
larva, Plate X., Fig. 3).—Expanse, rather over 1} 
inches. Sometimes a garden pest on Currant and 
Gooseberry bushes in July; larva in May. There is 
a green and a brown variety. 
Family Friponrip&, 
Ematurga atomaria ;: the Common Heath (Plate 
XII., Fig. 28).—Expanse, to 14 inches. Common 
wherever there is Heather; in the North there is a 
dark brown variety devoid of markings. - Moth in 
_ May; larva on Heather in autumn. 
Bupalus piniaria ; the Bordered White (Plate XIL, 
Fig. 24).—Expanse, to 12 inches. The figure is of a 
male; the female is a light cinnamon brown, Very 
common in Pine-woods, and not always easy to net, as 
it has a dashing, irregular flight when disturbed during 
the day. Larva on Pine in August and September. 
Family ZERENIDsé. : 
Abraxas grossulariata: the Magpie (Plate XII, 
Fig. 16),—Expanse, 12 inches, Also called the 
Gooseberry Moth ; often a veritable plague on Currant 
and Gooseberry bushes. In the country I have found 
it equally destructive on Sloe. There are many fine 
varieties. Moth in July; larva (Plate X., Fig. 6) in 
May and June. | 
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