British moths and their transformations, arranged in a ser. of plates, with characters and descr. by J.O. Westwood, Volume 2; Volume 118 |
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11 lines 9 lines Anacampsis anal angle angulated antennæ apex apical margin apical portion ashy-brown base Bentley black dots blackish Boisduval broad buff caterpillar Cidaria clouded colour costa Crambus Curtis Darenth dark brown dark dots darker dentated DESCRIPTION OF PLATE disc Donovan DUPONCHEL edged Fabricius fascia female fore wings pale fringe fulvous genus Geometra gray Haworth hind wings brown hind wings pale Hübner inch in expanse incurved inner margin insects INSECTS.-Fig irrorated July June Kent larvæ lineola lines in expanse Linnæus males marked maxillary palpi middle moth appears oblique paler palpi patch Peronea Phalana Plate CXII porrected Pyralis rare reddish scales short silvery slender slightly species measures specimen spiral tongue spot squamose Stephens streak striga subapical SYNONYME.-Pyralis SYNONYME.-Tortrix SYNONYMES.-Geometra SYNONYMES.-Phalana Taken in woods terminal joint thorax tibiæ Tortrix transverse Treitschke tufted undulated Verz waved Wien wings ashy wings dark wings pale brown yellow دو
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Page xxi - ... after them as possible, so as to form an arch, like a pair of compasses, fixing their hind feet, and proceeding again as before. Their muscular power is very great, and hence their positions during repose are very striking. Fixing themselves by their anal feet alone, they extend their bodies in a straight line, directed upwards, and holding themselves at an angle in this position for a great length of time.
Page xxi - Their muscular power is very greaU and hence their positions during repose are very striking. Fixing themselves by their anal feet alone, they extend their bodies in a straight line, holding it in that position for a great length of time. This, together with their obscure colours, and the warts which their...
Page 236 - ... minute brown spots, forming a curved line near the hind margin, upon which there are seven minute black spots, alternating with the wing-rays, which are pale, inclining to white towards the costa, the internal margin sprinkled with dark spots ; inferior wings rather paler, their fringe whitish."— Curtis...
Page 10 - This species measures from 1^ to nearly 2 inches in the expanse of the fore wings, which are of a...
Page 110 - Extremely rare : near London, and Tavistock in Devonshire. It appears at the end of June, and beginning of August.
Page 15 - This common, variable, and conspicuous specics measures rather more or less than 2 inches in the expanse of the fore wings, which are of a...
Page 65 - The former species is known to feed on Toad flax, and there is little doubt that the latter does also. If JE found any of the caterpillars he may identify them by referring to Westwood's British Moths, vol. ii. p. 59., where the caterpillar of Euphitecia Linariata is engraved and described as " yellow or greenish, with dark chesnut spots on the back and sides.