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Charmouth, Nafferton, Brighton, Falmouth, Worcester, 

 and in London, etc., etc., etc. 



The situations where it is found are gardens, hedge- 

 sides, woods, etc. 



The perfect insect appears at the end of May, and 

 in June and July. 



The caterpillar is dark grey, greyish, on green, with 

 a darker line along the back, and an indistinct one on 

 either side below it; the side-line paler. 



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



It feeds on the cabbage ( Brassiea oleraceaj, and 

 other plants. 



The chrysalis is found underneath the surface in a 

 slight cocoon of earth. 



This species comes much to a light. 



MAMESTRA PERSCICARI^. 



DOT. 

 Plate XLIX. Figure 4. 



Localities for this species are Brighton, Walton near 

 Liverpool, Black Park, Canterbury, Cambridge, Chester, 

 Kingsbury, Lyndhurst, Newnham, Lewes, Manchester, 

 Dorking, Brighton, Plymouth, Worthing, Worcester, 

 Burton-on-Trent, Wavendon, Tenterden, Stowmarket. 



The perfect insect appears at the end of June and 

 in July. 



The caterpillar is pale green, or reddish grey, with 

 a whitish line along the back, and darker marks on the 

 fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, and 

 twelfth segments. 



