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1893, 1895, 1900. Sussex, 1838, 1869, 1889, 1895, 1908. Isle 

 of Wight, 1866, 1900. North Devon, 1895. Somerset, 1850. 

 Shropshire, 1872. Suffolk, 1868, 1872, 1901, 1905. Norfolk, 

 1846, 1872, 1894, 1900. Lincoln, 1872. Durham, 1917. York- 

 shire, five specimens in all, the most recent in 1896. Lanca- 

 shire, six specimens, latest 1868. Cheshire, four specimens, 

 latest 1868. Scotland — 1876 (Berwick); 1896 (Aberdeen and 

 Orkney) ; 1898 (Roxburgshire). Ireland — 1845, 1896. 



It may be noted that during a period of seven years — 1866 to 

 1872 inclusive — 1867 and 1871 were the only years in which a 

 specimen was not recorded from some part of England. 



The caterpillar is pale ochreous, tinged with greenish and 

 freckled with brown ; head, pinkish, inclining to purplish above. 

 It feeds on poplar in May, June, and July. From eggs (ob- 

 tained from abroad) the caterpillars hatched April 27 till 

 May 9, pupated between June 17 and 27, and the moths 

 emerged July 20 to August 4. 



The range abroad extends through Central Europe to 

 Scandinavia, and eastward to Amurland. 



Catocala electa. 



Only two specimens of this moth are known to have occurred 

 in Britain. One of these was taken at Shoreham, near 

 Brighton, Sussex, September 24, 1875, and the other at Corfe 

 Castle, Dorsetshire, September 12, 1892. The specimen shown 

 on Plate 31, Fig. i, is from Saxony. 



In a general way this species is not unlike (C nupta)^ but the 

 fore wings are smoother looking, of a softer grey coloration, 

 and the black cross lines are more irregular ; the black mark- 

 ings on the crimson hind wings are similar, but the inner edge 

 of the marginal border is more even. 



This Central European species ranges to Amurland and 

 Corea, and is represented in Japan by a larger form, zahnunna^ 

 Butler. 



