This beautiful moth, which is distributed over every part of 

 southern Europe, is also an inhabitant of Asia and America. 

 In this country it is extremely rare, and it is worthy of remark, 

 that it has always made its appearance on the sea coast ; the 

 first specimen discovered in this island (a female), was taken 

 in Yorkshire, and was figured in the Introduction to Ento- 

 mology ; the next specimen was found in a field near Christ- 

 church, Hampshire, the end of September, by J. C. Dale, Esq. 

 and two others have been since taken, one the middle of Sep- 

 tember, the other the beginning of October, in a stubble field 

 at Hove near Brighton, by Mr. Brown*, who observed that 

 they frequently settled, flying only short distances ; — these are 

 in the possession of J. F. Stephens, Esq. to whom I am in- 

 debted for the loan of the fine male, represented in the plate. 

 The caterpillar of D. 2)ulcJira, which is copied from Hubner, 

 feeds upon Heliotropium europeum, Solaiium tomentoswn and 

 Mi/osotls arvensis (Field Mouse-ear), which last only is indi- 

 genous to Britain, and is figured in the plate. 



* Mr. Edward Brown lives in Jubilee Place, Brighton, and disposes of the in- 

 sects that he collects. 



