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HYBERNIA AURANTIARIA. 



SCARCE USHER. 

 Plate XXVII. Figure 11. 



THIS insect measures from an inch and a half to nearly 

 one and three quarters in width. 



Male: fore wings dull yellowish red brown, powdered 

 with a different shade. The first line is brown and nearly 

 straight; second line also brown and slightly curved; 

 central spot brown but rather indistinct; there is a row 

 of brown dots on the outer margin, and sometimes a 

 brown shade within it. Hind wings with a pale orange 

 tinge and- a central spot. 



The female is without wings. 



Localities for this species are York, Scarborough, Glas- 

 gow, Worcester, Huddersfield, Exeter, Darlington, Halton, 

 Edinburgh, Brighton, Manchester, Barnstaple, Lyndhurst, 

 Newcastle-on-Tyne, Plymouth, Worthing, Stowmarket, 

 Pembury, Bristol, Lewes, Aigburth near Liverpool. 



The perfect insect appears in October and November. 



The caterpillar is dull greyish-green, with a white line 

 on each side below the back, the last segment dull yel- 

 lowish, as are the legs and the head. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 May and June. 



It feeds on the oak, the birch, &c. 



The chrysalis occurs beneath the ground. 



