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FIDONIA PINETARIA. 



RANNOCH LOOPER. 

 Plate XXVI. Figure 7. 



THIS- insect measures from a little under an inch to an 

 inch in expanse. 



Male: fore wings yellowish-brown. The first line 

 rather darker brown but indistinct; second line darker 

 brown but indistinct; central line also darker brown but 

 indistinct. 



Localities for this species are about Rannoch. 



The situations where it is found are fir plantations on 

 the moors. 



The perfect insect appears in June and July. 



The caterpillar is violet-red, with white lines along the 

 back, and a yellow one on the sides. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 May. 



It feeds on the bilberry. 



The chrysalis occurs beneath the ground. 



This moth flies in the day-time. 



FIDONIA CONSPICUARIA. 



FROSTED YELLOW. 

 Plate XXVI. Figure 8. 



THIS insect measures from a little under to a little 

 over an inch in width, 



Male: fore wings deep dull yellow, slightly orange, 

 minutely dotted over with blackish-brown specks, most so 



