CIDARIA DOTARIA. 



THE SPINACH. 

 Plate XXXV. Figure 3. 



Localities for this species are York, Brighton, Pembury, 

 Birkenhead, Falmouth, Exeter, Stbwmarket, Newnham, 

 Sudbury, Cambridge, Manchester, Stowmarket, Preston, 

 Newcastle-on-Tyne, Paisley. 



The situations where it is found are gardens. 

 The perfect insect appears in June and July. 

 The caterpillar is green, with the side line of a paler 

 shade of the same. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in April 

 and May. 



It feeds on the currant tree. 



PELURGA COMITARIA. 



DARK SPINACH. 

 Plate XXXV. Figure 4. 



Localities for this species are York, Scarborough, 

 Brighton, Monkton, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Ipswich, Cam- 

 bridge, Edinburgh, Kinsbury, Birkenhead, Darlington, 

 Manchester, Pembury. 



The perfect insect appears in July. 



The caterpillar is greenish grey, speckled with black, 

 the side line yellowish grey and broad. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 September and October. 



It feeds on the goose-foot ( Chenopodium polysper- 

 mum.J 



The chrysalis is found under the earth. 



