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XYLOPHASIA SCOLOPACINA. 



SLENDER CLOUDED BR1NDLE. 



Plate XL VII. Figure 3. 



Localities for this species are Huddersfield, Sutton-on- 

 Derwent, Carlisle, Lewisham, Barnstaple, Doncaster, 

 Burton-on-Trent, Manchester, Stowmarket, Sherwood 

 Forest, Marlow, Chesterfield, Carlisle, and near London. 



The perfect insect appears in July and August. 



The caterpillar is bluish grey, with a paler line along 

 the back, and another on each side of it, the lower part 

 of the sides pale yellow. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 May. 



It feeds on the rush of different kinds, as the club 

 rush (Scirpus lacustris*), the quaking grass (Briza media), 

 etc. 



The chrysalis is found underneath the surface, enclosed 

 in a slight cocoon of earth. 



DIPTERYGIA PINASTRI. 

 BIRDS- WING. 



Plate XLVII. Figure 4. 



Localities for this species are Ampfield, Lewes, Black 

 Park, Lewisham, Worcester, Stowmarket, Kingsbury, 

 Dorking, Manchester. 



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

 near pine plantations. 



