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The situations where it is found are sand-hills on the 

 coast. 



The perfect insect appears in July and August. 



The caterpillar is pale dull yellowish, with a dark 

 brown line along the back; the side line whitish edged 

 on its upper part with brown; spots black. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 May and June. 



It feeds on the spurge (Euphorbia esulaj. 



The chrysalis is found under the ground. 



AGROTIS NIGR1CANS. 



GARDEN DART. 

 Plate LII. Figure 8. 



Localities for this species are York, Sutton-on-Derwent> 

 Stockton Forest, Brighton, Darlington, Halton, Arundel, 

 Bristol, Edinburgh, Huddersfield, Black Park, Stirling, 

 Cambridge, Exeter, Kingsbury, Carron, Scarborough, 

 Manchester, Shrewsbury, Stowmarket, Bowdon. 



The situations where it is found are woods. 



The perfect insect appears in June, July, and August. 



The caterpillar is shining brown dotted with black, 

 and with an indented line of a paler shade. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 May and June. 



It feeds on different low plants. 



The chrysalis is found below the surface. 



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