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ton, Sherwood Forest, Exeter, Huddersfield, Shrewsbury, 

 Bromsgrove, Birkenhead, Bristol, Burton-on-Trent, Cam- 

 bridge, Lower Guiting, Darlington, Kingsbury, Plymouth, 

 Manchester, Worcester. 



The situations where it is found are lanes, hedge-sides, 

 etc. 



The perfect insect appears in September. 



The caterpillar is pale dull yellow with conspicuous 

 black dots, the hind segment tinged with greyish brown. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 June. 



It feeds in the stem of the burdock (Arctium lappa), 

 the water betony (Scrophularia aquatica), the thistle, etc. 



The chrysalis is found within the stem of the plant. 



This species is attracted by light. 



HYDR^lCIA NICTITANS. 



GOLDEN EAR. 

 Plate XLVI. Figure 2. 



Localities for this species are York, Sutton-on-Derwent, 

 Nunburnholme, Margate, Birch Wood, Putney Heath, the 

 New Forest, Brighton, the Isle of Man, Lullingstone Park, 

 . Lewisham, Black Park,Saddleworth, Preston, Birkenhead, 

 Lyndhurst, Exeter, Worthing, Scarborough, Tenterden, 

 Plymouth, Manchester, Kingsbury, Edinburgh, Dunoon, 

 Cambridge, Darlington, Bristol, Huddersfield, Halton, 

 and the Isle of Arran. 



The situations where it is found are gardens, woods, etc. 



The perfect insect appears in July, August, and Sep- 

 tember; August 4, August 7, September 3. 



