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UNIVERSiT 



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Newnham, Manchester, Pembury, Worthing, Lymington, 

 Lower Guiting, Halton, Brighton. 



The perfect insect appears in August and September. 



The caterpillar is grey shaded with brown, with promi- 

 nences on the sixth, seventh, and ninth segments, the two 

 former having them on the sides also, and two on the 

 twelfth segment. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in June. 



It feeds on the oak, &c. 



HIMERA PENNARIA. 



FF.ATHERED THORN. OCTOBER MOTH. 

 Plate XIX. Figure 3. 



THIS insect measures more than an inch and three 

 quarters across. 



Male: fore wings pale reddish-brown with a tinge of 

 grey ; the first line, which is dark blackish-brown followed 

 on the outside edge by a streak of a pale shade, is rather 

 bent; the second line much less so. The central spot 

 blackish-brown, and there is a white spot near the outer 

 corner. Hind wings rather paler in colour. The antenna? 

 are very widely pectinated. 



Female: fore wings paler than in the male, but the 

 markings are similar, except that there is no white mark 

 at the outer corner. Hind wings also paler, with a dark 

 central dot. 



Localities for this species are York, Scarborough, Hud- 

 dersfield, Rawmarsh, Buttercrambe Moor, Lower Guiting, 

 Darlington, Manchester, Edinburgh, Stowmarket, Lewes, 

 Lymington, Darenth Wood, Sidmouth, Plymouth, Black 



