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Brighton, Lewisham, Black Park, Arundel, Darlington, 

 Henfield, Monks-Wood, Peterborough, Sherwood Forest, 

 Carlisle, Birkenhead, Cambridge, Lower Guiting, Halton, 

 Kingsbury, Bristol, Lewes, Lyndhurst, Burton-on-Trent, 

 Manchester, Stowmarket, Wavendon, Worthing, Wor- 

 cester. 



The situations where it is found are clover fields, 

 gardens, wood-sides, &c. 



The perfect insect appears in July and August. 



The caterpillar is greyish yellow, the sides brownish, of 

 which colour are the three first segments; the lines black. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 September, and so on through the winter to April. 



It feeds on grasses. 



The chrysalis is found underneath the surface of the 

 ground. 



LUPERINA TESTACEA. 



LESSER FLOUNCED-RUSTIC. 



Plate XL VIII. Figure 5. 



Localities for this species are York, Brighton, Bristol, 

 Barnstaple, Peterborough, Isle of Man, Falmouth, Bir- 

 kenhead, Scarborough, Shrewsbury, Halton, Manchester, 

 Burton-on-Trent, Wavendon, Huddersfield, Darlington, 

 Plymouth, Worcester, Exeter, Lewes. 



The perfect insect appears in August and September. 



The caterpillar is dull yellowish red; the head pale 

 yellowish brown. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 March. 



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