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The chrysalis is found in a cocoon among moss or in 

 crevices of bark. 



ACRONYCTA AURICOMA. 



SCARCE DAGGER. 

 Plate XLII. Figure 6. 



Localities for this species are Canterbury, Brighton, 

 Tenterden, and near London. 



The situations where it is found are woods. 



The perfect insect appears in July and August. 



The caterpillar is purple grey, with reddish orange spots 

 on the back, a white stripe along the sides, with black 

 raised dots, and a row of the like above them. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in Sep- 

 tember. 



It feeds on the bramble, the bilberry, the birch, etc. 



The chrysalis is found in a cocoon amongst moss or in 

 crevices of bark. 



ACRONYCTA MENYANTH1DIS. 



LIGHT KNOT-GRASS. 







Plate XLII. Figure 7. 



Localities for this species are York, Saddleworth, Carlisle, 

 Glasgow, Huddersfield, Manchester, Sheffield, Stowmarket. 

 The situations where it is found are heaths and moors 

 The perfect insect appears in June and July. 



