across, and the space within the outer margin darker than 

 the remainder. 



Localities for this rather common species are York, 

 Charmouth, Faversham, Brighton, Glasgow. 



The situations where it is found are woods and lanes. 



The perfect insect appears in June and July. 



EMMELES1A AFFINITARIA. 



RIVULET. 

 Plate XXIX. Figure 1. 



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



Male: fore wings dull greenish, crossed by several 

 darker waved lines. Third line whitish and waved but 

 most distinct near the upper margin; central band also 

 darker, followed by a broad white waved band with a thin 

 grey line running through it. 



Localities for this species are York, Darlington, Scar- 

 borough, Falmouth, Bristol, Whalley, Lynton, Sto wmarket, 

 Brighton, Lewes, Manchester, Exeter, Durham, Poynings, 

 Tenterden, Kingsbury, Birkenhead, Newnham, Preston, 

 Faversham, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Barnstaple, West Looe. 



The perfect insect appears in June and July. 



The caterpillar is dull white with a row of black dots 

 on the sides. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 August. 



It feeds on the seeds of the red campion (Lychnis 

 diurnaj. 



The chrysalis is enclosed in a cocoon of earth. 



