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The perfect insect appears in June. 



The caterpillar is reddish grey, streaked with brown, 

 the side line whitish, the head brown. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in July 

 and August. 



It feeds on several low plants, particularly the bladder 

 campion (Silene inflata). 



The chrysalis is found beneath the surface of the earth. 



HELIOPHOBUS POPULARIS. 



FEATHERED GOTHIC. 

 Plate, XL VII. Figure 9. 



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

 Scarborough, Worthing, Nunburnholme, Crambe, Lewes, 

 Brighton, Peterborough, New Brighton, Exeter, Preston, 

 Southport, Shrewsbury, Falmouth, Tenterden,Wavendon, 

 Birkenhead, Burton-on-Trent, Bristol, Cambridge, Lower 

 Guiting, Darlington, Halton, Lyndhurst, Manchester. 



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



The perfect insect appears in August. 



The caterpillar is bronzed brown, darker on the upper 

 part, with dingy white lines. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 April and May. 



It feeds at the roots of grass. 



The chrysalis is subterranean. 



This moth is much addicted to coming to light. 



