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MIANA STRICT I, IS. 



MARKED MINOR. 



Plate L. figure 2. 



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

 Dcrwent, Brighton, Falmouth, Darcnth Wood, Preston, 

 Black Park, Faversham, Carlisle, Bowdon, Glasgow, etc. 



The situations where it is found are gardens, hedge- 

 sides, woods, etc. 



The perfect insect appears in June and July. 



The caterpillar is greyish or pale greenish, lighter col- 

 oured beneath, the lines paler, the raised spots black. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 April and May. 



It feeds on the stems of grasses. 



The chrysalis is found underneath the ground in a 

 cocoon of earth. 



MIAXA FA8CIUNCULA. 



MIDDLE BARRED MINOR. 

 Plate L. Figure 3. 



Localities for this species are York, Brighton, Falmouth, 

 Canterbury, Faversham, Peterborough, Worcester, Lewes, 

 Stowmarket, Birkenhead, Wavendon, Bristol, Kingsbury, 

 Scarborough, Shrewsbury, Manchester, Burton-on-Trent, 

 Darlington, Edinburgh, Halton, Huddersfield, Bowdon, 

 Cambridge, Lower Guiting, etc. 



The perfect insect appears at the end of June and 

 in July. 



The situations where it is found are hedge-sides, etc 



