Some British Moths Described 
Notodonta dromedarius : the Iron Prominent (Plate 
V., Fig. 11).—Also a common species on Birch, where 
it may be found resting on the trunks during the day. 
The moth is inconspicuous, but the larva (Plate IIL, 
Fig. 2) is a dandy; yellow and red, with four humps on 
his back and one at thé tail, his identity is unmistakable. 
The colours stand very well in the preserved larva. Same 
habits and time as Dictea. Expanse, 14 to 2 inches. 
Notodonta ziczac: the Pebble Prominent (Plate V., 
Fig. 14).—Expanse, 12 inches. Common and widely 
distributed. . Similar habits and time of appearing as in 
the former species. The larva is a magnificent creature, 
slate blue and red, with yellow lines and two humps. 
Feeds on Poplar, Sallow, and Oak. 
Family PycamrRipD&, 
Phalera bucephala: the Buff Tip (Plate V., Fig. 17; 
larva, Plate III., Fig. 5).—The commonest, the largest, 
and the prettiest, of all the pseudo-Bombyces. Wing 
expanse, to 2 inches. Moth out in May and June. I 
remember passing along a path under some oak-trees 
and. coming upon parts of the path sprinkled heavily 
with finely chopped leaves. Looking up, I saw several 
bare boughs, and some in process of being stripped. A 
brood of Bucephala was at work in its usual way ; being 
gregarious, numerous, and of a good size, the larve 
were making their presence evident, and leaving many 
clean branches behind them. When fully fed they 
pupate at the foot of the tree on which they feed. 
Pygera curtula: the Chocolate Tip (Plate V., 
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