THE MOTHS
OF THE
BRITISH ISLES
BY
RICHARD SOUTH, F.E.S.
AUTHOR OF
"THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE BRITISH ISLES"
EDITOR OF "THE ENTOMOLOGIST," ETC.
FIRST SERIES
COMPRISING
THE FAMILIES SPHINGIDÆ TO NOCTUIDÆ
WITH
ACCURATELY COLOURED FIGURES
OF EVERY SPECIES AND MANY VARIETIES
ALSO DRAWINGS OF EGGS, CATERPILLARS,
CHRYSALIDS AND
FOOD-PLANTS
LONDON
FREDERICK WARNE & CO.
AND NEW YORK
1907
(All rights reserved)
PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN
A LIST OF THE
FAMILIES OF BRITISH MOTHS
described in this
volume.
Introductory, 1-16
SPHINGIDÆ, 17-55
NOTODONTIDÆ, 56-84
THYATIRIDÆ, 85-93
LYMANTRIIDÆ, 94-105
LASIOCAMPIDÆ, 106-128
ENDROMIDIDÆ, 129, 130
SATURNIIDÆ, 131, 132
DREPANIDÆ, 132-138
NOLIDÆ, 139-142
CHLOËPHORIDÆ, 143-146
ARCTIIDÆ, 148-188
ARCTIINÆ, 148-172
LITHOSIINÆ, 173-188
NOCTUIDÆ, 189-331
ACRONYCTINÆ, 189-201
TRIFINÆ, 201-331
Index
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