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margin; but this species, also, is very variable in its 

 markings. Kind wings rather paler buff-yellow, with two 

 or three black spots, head buff, thorax buff, body buff in- 

 clining to orange, with a series of black spots. 



Localities for this species, which is very common 

 throughout the country, are York, Charmouth, Bisterne, 

 Faversham, Barnstaple, Southport, Durham, Isle of Man, 

 Bute, Dunoon, &c. 



The perfect insect appears in June and July. 



The caterpillar is dull grey, covered with rather light 

 brown hairs, a narrow whitish line along the back, and 

 another dark grey one on each side of it, palest on the 

 upper edge. 



The date of appearance of the caterpillar is in August 

 and September. 



It feeds on a variety of common plants. 



ARCTIA MENTIIRASTI. 



WHITE ERMINE. 

 Plate XI. Figure 6. 



THIS insect measures from a little over an inch and a 

 half to one and three quarters, or nearly two inches in 

 width. 



Male: fore wings white, with more or less, in some 

 specimens, of a tinge of yellow, neatly spotted over with 

 larger and smaller black spots variously disposed, in some 

 individuals almost wanting, and in others very numerous 

 and even more or less confluent. Hind wings also white, 

 and spotted with larger black dots, head white, thorax 



