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a few dots; the central line slightly waved and dusky 

 reddish-brown ; third line also somewhat waved, composed 

 in like manner of a row of faint dots; the border of the 

 wings a slight dark line. Hind wings pale dull reddish- 

 buff crossed by a continuation, when the wings are ex- 

 tended, of the central reddish-brown line, with a few 

 faint dots, and within the fringe is a thin dark line. 



Localities for this species are York, Brighton, Birken- 

 head, Tenterden, Worthing, Exeter, Stowmarket, Bristol, 

 Cambridge, Pembury, Manchester, Newnham, Lyndhurst, 

 Lewes. 



The situations where it is found are woods. 



The perfect insect appears at the end of May and in 

 August. 



The caterpillar is green or yellowish-green, crossed with 

 slanting pale yellow bands. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in June 

 and September. 



It feeds on the oak. 



The chrysalis is attached by a thread at the tail, and 

 another round the body. 



EPHYRA TRILINEAR1A. 

 CLAY TRIPLE LINE. 

 Plate XXII. Figure 9. 



THIS insect measures rather more than one inch across. 



Male: fore wings dull reddish-yellow; the first line is 



pale grey., dotted with a darker dusky colour and somewhat 



