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terbury, Brighton, Horndean, Stowmarket, Worthing, 

 Bristol, Worcester, Exeter, Lower Guiting, Shrewsbury, 

 Crewe, Carlisle, Halton, Epping, Lewes, Lyndhurst, 

 Chat Moss, Manchester, Tenterden, Birch Wood and 

 Siraonswood Moss near Liverpool, Wavendon, Castle 

 Eden Dene. 



The situations where it is found are birch plantations. 



The perfect insect appears in March, April, May, 

 June, July, and August. 



The caterpillar is pale brown and yellowish, with spots 

 and clouds of darker brown, the third, and fourth, and 

 twelfth segments with two protuberances. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 June and September. 



It feeds on the birch. 



DREPANULA SICULA. 

 Plate XXXYI. Figure 2. 



Localities for this species are Brighton, and Leigh 

 Wood near Bristol. 



The perfect insect appears at the end of May, and in 

 June. 



The caterpillar is reddish-brown, with a broad pale 

 yellow stripe spotted with brown along the back, the spots 

 most abundant on the second, third, and fourth segments, 

 the last named having also two protuberances on it. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in May 

 and June. 



It feeds on the oak, the lime, and the birch. 



