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CLEORA GLABRARIA. 

 DOTTED CARPET. 



Plate XX. Figure 2. 



THIS insect measures a little over an inch in expanse, 

 to nearly an inch, and a quarter. 



Male: fore wings whitish finely irrorated with black, 

 first line black and slightly bent, second line also blackish 

 and followed by another shaded off between it and the 

 outer margin. Central spot blackish, and from it a 

 blackish patch runs up to the upper margin, on which 

 are four dark dots. Hind wings with a blackish central 

 spot, and an indistinct streak across the middle. The 

 antennae are pectinated nearly to the tip. 



Localities for this species are Lyndhurst in the New 

 Forest, Edinburgh, Carlisle, and Clovelly. 



The situations where it is found are wooded places. 



The perfect insect appears in the month of July. 



The caterpillar is greenish-white, with a prominence 

 and black spot on the top of each segment. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 May, June, and July. 



It feeds on lichens appertaining to fir trees. 



The chrysalis is found among moss, or attached to 

 bark in a slight cocoon. 



