Localities for this species are Scarborough, Edinburgh, 

 West Looe, Brighton, Farnham, Barnstaple, Birken- 

 head, Parley Heath, Lyndhurst, the New Forest, Lewes, 

 Ventnor, Charmouth, Portland, Lanferras, Bath, Exeter, 

 Plymouth, Bristol, Matlock. 



The situations where it is found are hedge sides, &c. 



The perfect insect appears in July and August. 



The caterpillar is dull grey with a whitish line along 

 the back on the front of each segment, and edged with 

 dark grey. There are two small prominences on the 

 twelfth segment. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 April and May. 



It feeds on the Rock Rose ( ' Helianthermim vulgarej, 

 the Salad Burnet ( Poterium sangtiisorbaj , and different 

 grasses, and hides itself during the day-time under 

 stones, &c. 



The chrysalis is found under the ground. 



DASYDIA OBFUSCAKIA. 

 Plate XXI. Figure 6. 



THIS insect measures from an inch and a quarter to 

 an inch and three quarters in width. 



Male : fore wings dark grey with a tinge of green ; the 

 first line is darker grey and slightly bent; second line 

 dark grey slightly bent and jagged on the edge; the 

 central spot also dark grey, but paler in the middle. 



Localities for this species, are Oban, Inverness, Inver, 

 Sutherland, Arran, Rannoch, and A.rdrossan. 



