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Lyndhurst, Bisterne, Halton, Plymouth, Preston, Wor- 

 cester, Shrewsbury, Lower Guiting, Cambridge, Stow- 

 market, Bristol, Burton-on-Trent, Peterborough. 



The situations where it is found are woods. 



The perfect insect appears in October. 



The caterpillar is yellowish-green, with three white 

 lines along the back, and a yellow one on each side, 

 meeting at the end. . 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 May and June; also in August. 



It feeds on the birch, the elm, the lime, the sallow, 

 and the oak. 



PETASIA NUBECULOSA. 

 Plate XXXVII. Figure 3. 



Localities for this species are Rannock in Perthshire. 

 The perfect insect appears in April. 

 The caterpillar is green, with raised white dots. 

 The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 May and June. 



It feeds on the birch (and the elm.) 



PSEUDO-BOMB YCES. PYG^BUIDJB. 



PYG^EKA BUCEPHALA. 



BUFF TIP. 

 Plate XXXYII. Figure 4. 



Localities for this plentiful species are York, Driffield, 

 Nafierton, Pocklington, Sutton-on-Derwent, Bromsgrove, 



