250 



Guiting, Worthing, Kingsbury, Stowmarket, Darlington, 

 Lyndhurst, Tenter den. 



The perfect insect appears in May, June, and July. 



The caterpillar is very pale yellowish-green, becoming 

 paler with age; the central line on the back variable in 

 width and depth of colour, rusty red, and sometimes dark 

 green, and occasionally wanting altogether; the divisions 

 between the segments reddish, the side line yellowish- 

 green. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 April and May. 



It feeds on the buds and blossoms of the apple >and 

 crab-apple and the pear. 



The chrysalis is enclosed in a cocoon of earth, deep red 

 at and towards the end; the thorax and wing cases 

 yellow, tinged with olive colour. 



I have also to thank Mr. Edward Doubleday, of Epping, 

 for several obliging communications. 



EUPITHECIA DEBILITARTA. 



LITTLE PUG. 

 Plate XXX. Figure 21. 



THIS insect measures from rather under three quarters 

 of an inch to an inch in expanse. 



Male: fore wings very pale greenish; the first line 

 indicated by black dots; the second line the same; central 

 band rather darker green; central spot black. 



Localities for this species are Spitchweek and Lynton, 

 Devonshire, Killarney, "West Looe. 

 The perfect insect appears in June. 

 My thanks are here also due to the Rev. H. H. Crewe, 

 of "Breadsall Rectory, Derbyshire. 



