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Male: fore wings whitish-grey much speckled and sprin- 

 kled with brown, the first line double and blackish -bro wn ; 

 second line black, with a long pale whitish patch at its 

 lower end, and in some specimens forming a pale central 

 shade, the two enclosing a central line also brownish and 

 curved, the central spot blackish-brown; and the third 

 line with a smaller whitish patch beyond its middle part. 

 Hind wings whitish-grey, with a black line followed by a 

 brown shade running partly across from the outer edge, 

 and another thin waved line along the outer margin. 



Localities for this species are Stowe Wood, Darenth 

 Wood, Lewes, Pembury, Black Park, Brighton, Worthing, 

 Stowmarket, West Looe, Worcester, Bristol, and Lynd- 

 hurst in the New Forest. 



The situations where it is found are woods. 



The perfect insect appears in June and July. 



The caterpillar is pale grey, clouded with reddish-brown. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 September. 



It feeds on the birch. 



The chrysalis is found among moss. 



TEPHROSIA PUNCTULAKIA. 

 GREY KIRCH MOTH. 

 Plate XXI. Figure 4. 



THIS insect measures from an inch to an inch and a 

 quarter in expanse. 



Male: fore wings pale grey speckled with darker grey. 

 The first line is blackish-brown springing from a distinct 



