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Localities for this species are Lewes, Tenterden, Faver- 

 sham, Brighton, Blandford, Chat Moss, "Waterford, Man- 

 chester, Lyndhurst, Stowe Wood. 



The perfect insect appears at the end of June, and in 

 July. 



ACIDALIA DEGENERARIA. 



PORTLAND RIBBON WAVE. 



Plate XXIV. Figure 14 



THIS insect measures an inch or a little over in expanse. 



Male: fore wings dull yellowish-grey, with a tinge of 

 red along the upper margin, and near the inner corner. 

 The first line is grey followed by a dark grey band, second 

 line grey; central line grey; central spot blackish but 

 indistinct. Hind wings with the outer portion of the 

 reddish band curved across, and the margin with a brown 

 line. 



Localities for this species are Portland and Conway. 



The perfect insect appears in July. 



ACIDALIA EMARGINARIA. 



SCALLOPED DOUBLE LINE. SMALL SCALLOP. 



Plate XXIV. Figure 15. 



THIS insect measures a little under an inch in expanse. 



Male: fore wings dull reddish-yellow, scolloped on the 



outer edge, whence the name of the moth. The first line 



