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also orange, a small black spot in the middle, and a broad 

 border of purple-red. 



Localities for this species are jSTunburnholme, York, 

 Birkenhead, Cambridge, Exeter, Poynings, Brighton, 

 Bristol, Manchester, Pembury, Worcester, Kingsbury, 

 Lymington, Stowmarket, Tenterden, Scarborough, Lewes, 

 Darlington, Barnstaple. 



The situations where it is found are orchards, hedge- 

 rows, &c. 



The perfect insect appears at the end of July, in 

 August, and the beginning of September. 



The caterpillar is grey, with a narrow white line on 

 each side of the back, and a whitish band across the 

 middle. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is the 

 beginning of August and in May. 



It feeds on the willow, the poplar, and the alder. 



EPIONE AD YEN ARIA. 

 Plate XVII. Figure 4. 



THIS insect measures a little over an inch in width. 



Male: fore wings greyish-white freckled with pale dull 

 greenish-brown. First line pale brown and a little bent, 

 second line pale brown and slightly bent, followed by a 

 whitish band. Hind wings greyish-white, freckled with 

 pale dull greenish-brown, crossed by two bands of a 

 darker shade, and with a small black dot above the middle. 



Localities for this species are Pembury, Portishead, 

 Lewes, Emsworth, Tonbridge, Battle, Worcester. 



The perfect insect appears in June. 



The caterpillar is greyish-brown, darkest above, with 



