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ochreous, but often obsolete ; the dorsal line edged with gvey 

 and intersecting a series of five pale dorsal lozenges from the 

 fifth to the ninth segment, or often continued to the anal 

 extremity, the lozenge on the ninth segment being the most 

 conspicuous ; each of these lozenges is followed by a pale 

 dot placed at the apex of blackish V-shaped markings ; along 

 the sides is a series of dull l.ilack C-shaped marks at the 

 segmental divisions ; undersurface pale greenish grey with a 

 faint central stripe intersecting four C-shaped markings, of 

 which the apex is in front, (('has. Fenn.) 



August till Maj', probably upon the dead leaves of elm, 

 hawthorn, and other trees, of bramble, and even of I'aric- 

 turia olficinalix : indeed it has a strange habit of eating dead 

 ami iiioulih/ leaves ; j'et in confinement feeds also willingly 

 upon fresh knotgrass and groundsel, and on tender leav^es of 

 ivy and lilac; eating at night. It hyfiernates when half 

 grown and is very sluggish. 



Pupa moderately stout, rounded, anal extremity hooked ; 

 pale yellowish-brown, shading into red-brown at the anal 

 extremity. Subterranean, in a thin but compact silken 

 cocoon, covered externally with earth. (Chas. Fenn.) 



The moth hides itself during the day at the bottoms of 

 hedges, or among thick herbage at the base of a cliff, 

 sitting with outspread wings on the underside of a leaf, 

 and if disturbed in cool or windy weather will fall down 

 amonof the lierliaa'e to the around. Yet. if the weather is 

 warm, may be induced to fly to a similar hiding place close 

 by. Tile hedges in which I have found it have been very 

 close and thick, and composed of elm or maple. When 

 sitting it has a curious and unexpected, but very close, 

 resemblance to the excrement of a small bird. Formerly 

 quite common at Greenhithe, Kent, and still to be found 

 in the northern portion of the same county, but only in very 

 restricted spots, even to Sheerness, and also at Folkestone, 

 wliere. however, it is rare ; in Sussex at Brighton and Lewes ; 



