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The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in June 

 and July. 



It feeds on the plum, the oak, the willow, &c. 



SELENIA LUNA HI A. 



LUNAR THOKN. 

 Plate XVIII. Figure 4. 



THIS insect measures from a little under to a little 

 over an inch and three qnarters across. 



Male : fore wings a mixture of pale grey and dull yel- 

 low, the first line blackish and much bent, the second line 

 also blackish and nearly straight enclosing a patch of yel- 

 low-brown, there is also a patch of rich reddish-brown 

 at the outer corner. Hind wings greenish-yellow, with 

 a dark spot near the centre, from which a dark line 

 runs to the inner side. 



Localities for this species are York, Doncaster, Wake- 

 field, Scarborough, Brighton, Plymouth, Dulwich, Black 

 Park, Lewisham, Sudbury, Worcester, Pembury, Dur- 

 ham, Stowmarket, Bristol, Lower Guiting, Darlington, 

 Manchester, Lymington. 



The perfect insect appears in June. 



The caterpillar is grey mottled with brown and reddish- 

 brown, the third segment with a dark brown prominence, 

 and the sixth and the ninth also with prominences. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 September. 



It feeds on the oak, sloe, whitethorn, elm, &c. 



