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Black Park, Maiclstonc, Barnstaple, Birmingham, Lynn, 

 Sheffield, Southport, Blackpool, Durham, Carlisle, Charl- 

 ton, Fife, Perth, York, Falmouth, and many others. 



The perfect insect appears in May and June. 



The caterpillar is dull golden yellow with black rings, 

 each colour alternating, the head black; it is sprinkled 

 over with short hairs. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 July and from that to August. 



It feeds on the ragwort ( ' Senecio Jacobtea.) They 

 generally are found in companies, and several often 011 

 the same plant, which may be seen quite eaten bare by 

 them. 



This moth flies in the day-time, but slowly and languidly. 



CALIMORPHA DOMINULA. 



SCARLET TIGER. 

 Plate, X. Figure 6. 



THIS insect measures from a little over two inches to 

 two inches and a quarter, or more, in expanse. Male: 

 fore wings very deep bronzed green, with large cream 

 yellow and white spots. Hind wings fine scarlet or 

 crimson, spotted with two large black patches running 

 into the lower margin, and a smaller one issuing down- 

 ward from the upper margin. The thorax is black, 

 with two orange coloured stripes. 



Localities for this species are Burwell Fen, Arundel, 

 Blandford, Dover, Exeter, Bisterne, Halton, Plymouth, 

 Ashburton, Winchester, Bristol. 



The perfect insect appears the latter end of June. I 

 have taken it in the middle of July. 



