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The Rev. II. H. Crewe says that when a little younger the 

 ground colour is reddish-grey or buff; down the centre of 

 the back is a series of fig-shaped or mushroom-shaped dusky 

 blotches, intersected by a whitish central line edged with 

 black ; subdorsal lines whitish, edged with black on the 

 lower side ; space below it dusky ; spiracles and spiracular 

 lines black, the lower edge of the latter buff. Also that the 

 newly hatched larva is not distinguishable from that of 

 C. alsmes, yet after a few months they may be separated 

 with the greatest ease. 



September to April or May on chickweed, dock, and other 

 low-growing plants, including grass. Hiding during the day 

 at the roots of plants, creeping up very slowly at night and 

 feeding openly, or else stretching itself on a grass blade for 

 repose. 



Pupa bright red-brown ; very similar to that of C. alsinrs. 

 In a tightly spun earthen cocoon (H. H. C). 



The moth hides, like its allies, among herbage and dead 

 leaves on the ground in the daytime. At night it comes 

 readily to sugar, honeydew, rush-blossom, ragwort, and other 

 flowers, and also to light. It is common throughout the 

 South of England and the Eastern Counties ; and is found in 

 more moderate numbers throughout the Midland and Western 

 counties to Lancashire and Yorkshire, where it becomes local, 

 and in Durham and Northumberland rather uncommon. Pro- 

 bably throughout South Wales, since it occurs in Pembroke- 

 shire. In Scotland it seems usually to be rare, though it has 

 been recorded as plentiful in Moray. Rather scarce in 

 Roxburghshire, and elsewhere in the districts of the Tweed, 

 Forth, Clyde, and Solway, also in Perthshire, Aberdeenshire, 

 and Inverness-shire. Generally distributed in Ireland, even 

 to Donegal. Abroad it is found in most parts of Central 

 Europe, Armenia, Asia ]\Iinor, and the Ural Mountain 

 district. 



