Some British Moths Described 
country wherever Willow and Sallow abound; unfortu- 
nately, it does not preserve well, as its beautiful colours 
fade in the drying. The cocoon may be searched for 
during the winter, on or near Sallow and Willow; any 
angle, corner, crack, or crevice, serves the purpose of the 
larva. Biting fragments from its surroundings, it makes 
a rough-cast exterior to correspond therewith, while in- 
ternally the cocoon is smooth and shining. The gluti- 
nous secretion used in the work soon becomes very 
hard, and in this well-secured retreat the pupa passes 
the winter. ‘The moth emerges in May and June, and 
the larva can be had in July and August. Wing 
expanse to 23 inches. 
Family NoTroDoNnTIDA. 
Lophopteryx camelina;: the Coxcomb Prominent 
(Plate V., Fig. 2).—The members of this family 
can all be taken at light, but seldom come to 
sugar. Most cabinet specimens are bred, as they 
are all easy to rear, and the larve not difficult to 
obtain by beating Birch during July and August. 
Very pretty and odd larve they are, preserving fairly 
well. Camelina is common everywhere on Beech and 
Birch. Moth out in June. Measures 14 to 1# inches. 
Notodonta dictea: the Swallow Prominent (Plate 
V., Fig. 8).—Fairly common from Aberdeenshire to 
the South of England. The larve feed on Poplar, 
Willow, and Birch. The moth is double-brooded in 
the South, May and August; in the North there 1s 
only a June brood, Expanse, 13 inches or more. 
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