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Male; fore wings grey, crossed by several lines of a 

 darker shade more or less waved; central shade darker 

 grey, edged on the outer side with a whitish line; central 

 spot black. 



Localities for this abundant species are Peckham, Isle 

 of Man, Darlington, Glasgow, Keswick, Sutherland, Edin- 

 burgh, Rannoch, Ben Nevis, Golspie, Manchester, Newn- 

 ham, Huddersfield. 



The situations where it is found are heaths. 



The perfect insect appears in June and July. 



The caterpillar is yellowish-green, with a triangular- 

 shaped reddish mark on each segment, itself edged with 

 black on the hinder ones, a white line on the sides. 



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



It feeds on the heath ( ' Calluna vulgarisj. 



LARENTIA RU F I C I N CT ARI A. 



YELLOW-RINGED CARPET. 



Plate XXVIII. Figure 9. 



THIS insect measures from an inch and a quarter to 

 nearly one and a half in width. 



Male: fore wings grey, crossed with numerous darker 

 waved lines, and sometimes one or two slight yellowish 

 bands at the inner corner; third line yellowish; central 

 shade rather darker than the remainder, yellowish on its 

 inner edge; central spot blackish. Hind wings greyish. 



Localities for this species are Newnham, Inchnadumph, 

 Rannoch, Keswick. 



The perfect insect appears in July. 

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