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ASPILATES GILVAKIA. 



STRAW BELLE-MOTH. 



Plate XXVII. Figure 3. 



THIS insect measures from rather over an inch to nearly 

 an inch and a half in width. 



Male: fore wings pale yellowish, slightly freckled with 

 pale brown; third line brownish-grey, slanting from the 

 outer corner to near the lower margin; central spot 

 brownish-grey. Hind wings pale dull yellowish slightly 

 dusted, and with a central brownish-grey dot, and a slight 

 waved band more or less distinct. 



Localities for this species are Box Hill, Barnstaple, 

 Ipswich, Exeter, Deal, Dover. 



The perfect insect appears in August. 



The caterpillar is of a whitish colour, with a faint tinge 

 of pink, a line below the back and another on the sides 

 of reddish-grey, with two projections or spines on the 

 hindmost segment. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in June. 



It feeds on on the yarrow (AcMllcea millefoliumj. 



The chrysalis is enclosed in a cocoon of earth. 



