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Male: fore wings grey, darker within the outer margin, 

 and crossed by a broad bar of brown bounded on each side 

 by a black waved line, and with two spots near the upper 

 margin. Hind wings dusky, darker within the margin. 



Localities for this species are Black Park, Croxteth Park 

 near Liverpool, Witney, Lewes, Blandford, Filey, Epping, 

 Horndean, Glasgow, West Looe, Worcester, Lymington, 

 Edinburgh, WavciKlon,Killiecrankie,Teignmouth, Lower 

 Guiting, Halton, Bristol, Stowmarket, and near London. 



The situations where it is found are woods. 



The perfect insect appears at the end of May and in 

 June. 



The caterpillar is yellowish-red, with a broad black 

 line along the back, and tufts of reddish hair on the 

 fifth, sixth, and twelfth segments. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is from 

 August to September. 



It feeds on the oak, beech, birch, hazel, willow, alder, 

 and blackthorn. 



This moth varies in its markings in different individuals. 



BOMBYCID^E. 



TRlfcHlURA CRAT.EGI. 

 Plate XIII. Figure 'I 



Tins insect measures from an inch and a quarter to 

 nearly an inch and a half across. 



Male: fore wings pale grey, with a broad bar of a 

 darker shade within an indented blackish line on each 



