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yellow with a row of broad dull red bars along the back, 

 interrupted and bordered by lines of the same colour, the 

 sides and lower part much clouded with red. 



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

 August, and September. 



It 'feeds on the flowers of the clematis (Clematis 

 ritalbaj, hemp agrimony ( Eupatorium cannabinum J , 

 the golden-rod (Solidago virgaureaj, and the wood 

 angelica (Angelica sylvestrisj. 



The chrysalis is enclosed in an earthen cocoon, and is 

 pale yellowish-red, the thorax and wing cases having been 

 at first spotted with black. 



My best thanks are due to Mr. T. H. Allis, of York, 

 for very obliging assistance to my artist. 



EUPITHECIA RECTANGULARIA. 



GREEN PUG. 

 Plate XXX. Figure 20. 



THIS insect measures rather above three quarters of an 

 inch in expanse. 



Male: fore wings deep green, the first line is dark grey 

 and much curved, turning in towards the inner corner; 

 second line dark grey rather bent near the upper margin; 

 the space between the two dull grey-green; third line 

 pale green; the outer margin clouded with grey; central 

 spot blackish. 



Localities for this species are York, Scarborough, 

 Huddersfield, Glasgow, Bromsgrove, Birkenhead, Edin- 

 burgh, Manchester,Bristol, Exeter, Newnham, Wavendon, 

 Brighton, Cambridge, Halton, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Lower 

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