Lepidoptera Family Apameida Moths
This large family contains no less than forty-four British species, many of which are exceedingly common; and of the others only about half a dozen can be regarded as rare.
Most of them are of medium size, and with one or two exceptions are dressed in rather dingy garbs; but, although the ground colours are dull, the various markings of the wings are sharply defined. They may be searched for on palings and the bark of trees by day, at which time they repose with their wings sloping like the sides of the roof of a house. Some are easily attracted by lights, and others partake freely of the entomologist’s ‘sugar.’
The larva have small retractile heads, and feed on low-growing plants, keeping themselves well concealed on the lower leaves close to the ground.