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Localities for this species, which is rather common, are 

 York, Charmouth, Bradfield near Reading, Bolton, San- 

 dal Beat near Doncaster, Uppingham, Faversham, Black 

 Park, West Looe, Newark, Sudbury, &c. 



The perfect insect appears in May and June. 



The caterpillar, which is extremely beautiful, is very 

 pale yellowish-green, with intense velvet-black bands on 

 the back between the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth 

 segments, each of which latter has a tuft of fine yellow, 

 and the twelfth a red one. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 August, September, and October. 



It feeds on the hop ( Humulus lupulus,) &c. 



ORGYIA FASCELINA. 



DARK TUSSOCK. 

 Plate XII. Figure 4. 



THIS insect measures from an inch and half to an 

 inch and three quarters, or even over two inches across. 



Male: fore wings rather dark-grey powdered with 

 brownish-black, and crossed with two curved blackish 

 streaks or bands powdered with orange or orange-yellow, 

 and a blackish spot edged with orange near the inner 

 corner. Hind wings grey. 



Localities for this species are York, Lytham, Crosby 

 near Liverpool, Sudbury, Blackpool, Blandford, Stirling, 

 Filey, Edinburgh, Cambridge, Halton, Canterbury, Car- 

 lisle, Stowmarket. 



The situations where it is found are heathy places. 



