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



It feeds on the roots of grasses. 



The chrysalis is found beneath the ground. 



AGROTIS FENNICA. 

 Plate LI. Figure 9. 



Localities for this species are in Derbyshire the exact 

 locality I at present am unacquainted with. 



The perfect insect appears in July and August. 



AGROTIS SAUCIA. 



PEARLY UNDERW1SG. 



Plate LI. Figure 10. 



Localities for this species are York, Wallasey near 

 Birkenhead, Brighton, Shrewsbury, Hammersmith, Bris- 

 tol, Killarney, Cambridge, Worcester, Lewisham, Lewes, 

 Arundel, Lyndhurst, Deal, New Forest, Manchester, 

 Plymouth, Warrington, Barnstaple, Ventnor, Bonchurch, 

 Isle of Wight, and near London. 



The situations where it is found are where the ivy 

 blooms. 



The perfect insect appears in July, August, and 

 September; September 28. 



The caterpillar is greyish brown, with a paler line 

 along the back running through a row of angular-shaped 

 darker spots; the side line and side spots dark brown. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 November. 



