Butterflies and Moths

Lepidoptera Facts Classification Of The Lepidoptera The Lepidoptera are divided into two very unequal groups, to which we have so frequently alluded as ‘Butterflies’ and ‘Moths.’ And, although these two terms are popularly applied in a fairly accurate manner, yet, strange to say, very few persons indeed have any definite knowledge of the differences that […]

Lepidoptera The Lace Border Moth – Acidalia Ornata Fig. 183.-The Lace Border. The wings of this moth are silvery white, marked along the hind margin with a beautiful lace-like border. This border consists of delicate black and dark grey lines, and includes, in the fore wing, two light brown blotches, one near the middle and […]

Lepidoptera The Brimstone Moth – Rumia Luteolata As soon as the warm evenings of May set in, this lively and bright little moth may be seen flitting about among our hedges at sunset; and it continues with us throughout the whole of the summer, but is particularly plentiful during the month of June. The moth […]

Lepidoptera The Garden Carpet Moth – Melanippe Fluctuata Our third and last member of this genus is the Garden Carpet-a moth that must be pretty well known to almost everybody, since it is the commonest of all the Geometra that frequent our gardens. Fig. 205.-The Garden Carpet. The fore wings are pale grey or brownish, […]

Lepidoptera The Small Seraphim Moth – Lobophora Sexalisata This moth is very much like the Pugs in general appearance, and is quite as small and even smaller than some of them; but it and the other members of its genus differ from the Pugs in that they cover their hind wings when at rest. Fig. […]

Lepidoptera The Marvel-du-jour Moth – Agriopis Aprilina The Marvel-du-jour is decidedly a beautiful moth-quite an exception among the Noctua in this respect, and it is withal both common and widely distributed. We need not describe it, since it is represented on Plate XI (fig. 2), and can hardly be mistaken for any other species. The […]

Lepidoptera The Brown-line Bright-eye Moth – Leucania Conigera Fig. 142.-The Brown-line Bright-eye. The fore wings are yellowish brown. The ‘brown line’ is a transverse line parallel with the hind margin, and distant from it about one-fourth the length of the wing. Another dark brown line, describing a sharp bend, passes across the wing near the […]

Lepidoptera Family Cymatophorida Moths This, the last family of the Bombyces, contains seven species of moderate size, the larva of which are either quite smooth or have small warty prominences. The seven species are grouped into three genera, from two of which we shall select a representative.

Lepidoptera The Meadow Brown Butterfly – Epinephele Janira Although this very common butterfly is usually considered to be the dingiest of its family, yet it must be admitted that the colour of a freshly emerged specimen is really very rich. The male is of a dark brown colour, with an indistinct patch of a lighter […]

Lepidoptera The Drinker Moth – Odonestis Potatoria The popular name of this species is applied on account of a peculiar feature of the larva, which sucks up the dewdrop that lies on its food plant. Fig. 128.-The Drinker-Male. The colour of the male is tawny and brown, with a reddish tinge; that of the female […]