Volume 3

A history of British moths / by F.O. Morris.

  • Morris, F. O. (Francis Orpen), 1810-1893.
Date:
1903
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: A history of British moths / by F.O. Morris. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PERONEA CRISTANA. Plate LXXXIII. Figure 20. Localities for this exceedingly variable species are Brighton, the New Forest, Epping Forest, Hainault Forest, etc., etc. The situations where it is found are woods. The perfect insect appears in August, September, October, and November. PERONEA HASTIANA. Plate LXXXIV. Figure 1. Localities for this also exceedingly variable and likewise common species are Brighton, etc., etc. The perfect insect appears in September and October. The caterpillar is pale green. The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in August and September. It feeds on the sallow. PERONEA MACCANA. Plate LXXXIY. Figure 2. Localities for this species are Epping Forest, Rannoch, Manchester. The situations where it is found are moors and heaths. The perfect insect appears in September and October. It feeds on the bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus).