Volume 2

Harrow butterflies and moths / by J.L. Bonhote and N. C. Rothschild.

  • Bonhote, J. Lewis (John Lewis James), 1875-1922.
Date:
1895-
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Harrow butterflies and moths / by J.L. Bonhote and N. C. Rothschild. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    386. Coremia ferrugatae (Clerck). The Red Twin-spot i. Melvill. (Carpet. ii. Bond Kingsbury, iii. Rowland Brown. Harrow Weald. The moth is on the wing in May and August. It may be beaten from hedges, and has also been taken at light. The previously mentioned *Emmelesia taeniata bears a superficial resemblance to this moth. 387. Coremia imidentaria. (Haw.).. The Dark Barred i Melvill, (Twin-spot Carpet, ii. Bond, Kingsbury. iii. Rhoades-Smith. iv. Rowland Brown. Harrow Weald.. v. Rothschild. This moth is double brooded, appearing in May and again in August. Allied to this species is * Coremia quadrifasciaria (Clerck), the Large Twin-spot Carpet, which can, however, be distinguished by the presence of a distinct black dot in the centre of the transverse band of the fore-wings; it is a local species, having been taken in Cambridgeshire and Kent. 388. Camptogramma bilineata (L.). The Yellow Shell, i. Melvill. ii. Rhoades-Smith. iii. Rowland Brown, Harrozv Weald. iv. Bonhote. Exceedingly abundant. v. Rothschild. This moth, which is on the wing about mid-summer, frequents hedgerows, from which it may be beaten. It also comes to light. * Camptogramma fluviata (Hb.), the Gem, is a local species, the best known localities for it being in Wales. 389- Phi ba] apteryx tersata® (Hb,). The f ern, i„ Rowland Brown. Harrow Weald. The moth appears in June and July. It may be beaten from clematis. (Merrin).
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