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HELIOPHOBUS HISPIDUS. 

 Plate XL VIII. Figure 1. 



Localities for this species are Ventnor, Kibworth, 

 Exmouth, Plymouth, the Isle of Portland. 



The situations where it is found are sand-hills and 

 rocks on the coast. 



The perfect insect appears in September. 



The caterpillar is grey, dotted with black, with a line 

 along the back and one beneath it on each side more 

 distinctly dotted. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 November. 



It feeds on the plantain, the lettuce, etc. 



The chrysalis is found beneath the surface. 



CHAR-ffiAS GRAMINIS. 



ANTLER MOTH. 

 Plate XLVIII. Figure 2. 



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

 Armthorpe, Bidston, Arundel, Storeton, Birkenhead, 

 the Wrekin, Sherwood Forest, Skiddaw, Snowden, West 

 Rasen, New Brighton, Saddleworth, Dunoon, Inverness, 

 Fort Augustus, Brighton, Bristol, Burton-on-Trent, 

 Darlington, Edinburgh, Huddersfield, Lewes, Manches- 

 ter, Plymouth, Shrewsbury, Scarborough, Stowmarket. 



The situations where it is found are lanes, waste 

 places, pastures, etc. 



