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The situations where it is found are near moist and 

 watery ground and ditches, also in gardens and lanes, 

 and by hedge-sides. 



The perfect insect appears in August and Septem- 

 ber; August 28. 



The caterpillar is pale dull yellowish red, with 

 black dots. 



It feeds on the roots of various plants. 



The chrysalis is found in an earthen cocoon. i 



AXYLIA PUTRIS. 



FLAME. HORSE-RADISH MOTH. 



Plate XL VI. Figure 5. 



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

 Humberstone, Brighton, Faversham, Barnstaple, Lewes, 

 Tenterden, "Worcester, Black Park, Newhaven, Sudbury, 

 Falmouth, Stowmarket, Scarborough, Plymouth, Carlisle, 

 Shrewsbury, Manchester, Kingsbury, Birkenhead, South- 

 port, Bristol, Burton-on-Trent, Cambridge, Edinburgh, 

 Lower Guiting, Darlington, Exeter, Halton. 



The situations where it is found are gardens, woods, &c. 



The perfect insect appears at the end of June and in 

 July. 



The caterpillar is brown, with a yellowish line along 

 the back, with one yellow and two white dots on each 

 segment, and a triangular-shaped black blot on the fifth 

 and sixth. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in August. 



It feeds on various low plants. 



The chrysalis is found beneath the surface of the earth. 



