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ASTHENA BLOMERARIA. 

 CAPTAIN BLOMER'S RIVULET. 



Plate XXIII. Figure 1. 



THIS insect measures three quarters of an inch or a 

 little over in expanse. 



Male: fore wings dull greyish-white, with a pale bluish 

 tinge; second line blackish and bent, with a dull orange- 

 yellowish patch at the outer corner, a darker line on 

 its inside, and a few darker marks and specks below it 

 and within the fringe. Hind wings dull greyish-white, 

 with two darker greyish bands, and darker on and within 

 the border. 



Localities for this species are Pickering, Scarborough, 

 Nunburnholme, Castle Eden Dene, Chenies, Lower Guit- 

 ing, Newnham, Malvern, Preston, Newcastle-on-Tyne. 



The situations where it is found are woods and woody 

 places. 



The perfect insect appears in June and July. 



EUPISTERIA HEPARARIA. 



DINGY SHELL. 

 Plate XXIII. Figure 5. 



THIS insect measures from a little under to about an 

 inch in width. 



Male: fore wings yellowish-brown dusted with greyish- 

 brown; dull yellowish on the upper margin, and almost 

 entirely brown on the outer part, as indeed is sometimes 



