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AGROTIS PUTA. 

 SHUTTLE-SHAPED DART. 



Plate LI. Figure 7. 



Localities for this species are Faversham, Hammersmith, 

 Sutton-on-Derwent, Brighton, Birkenhead, Bristol, Lewes, 

 Plymouth, Stowmarket, Lewisham, Cambridge, Halton, 

 Lyndhurst, Tenterden, Arundel, Exeter, Peterborough, 

 Wavendon, Newhaven, and near London. 



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



The perfect insect appears in August and September. 



The chrysalis is found beneath the surface. 



. AGROTIS SUFFUSA. 



DARK SWORD-GRASS. 



Plate LI. Figure 8. 



Localities for this now common but formerly considered 

 rare species are Liverpool, Falmouth, Sutton-on-Derwent, 

 Nunburnholme, Crompton's Coppice near York, Darenth 

 Wood, Birch Wood, Epping, Brighton, Dulwich, New 

 Forest, Chichester, Plymouth, Hammersmith, Barnstaple, 

 Peterborough, Chester, Black Park, Huddersfield, Carron, 

 Glasgow, Kilmun, Faversham, Bowdon, Stirling, Kannock, 

 and Boyd's Planting near Torwood. 



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



The perfect insect appears in September and on to 

 February; February 3, 28; also in June (?) 



The caterpillar is shining grey. 



