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AGROTIS OBELISCA. 

 Plate Lin. Figure 1. 



Localities for this species are Sutton-on-Derwent, 

 Scarborough, Brighton, Ventnor, Bonchurch, Isle of 

 Wight, Dublin, Edinburgh. 



The perfect insect appears in August and September. 



The caterpillar is pale brown, with a dark grey stripe 

 along the back, the black dots hardly perceptible; the 

 head rather darker. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 May. 



It feeds on different low plants. 



The chrysalis is fdund below the earth. 



AGROTIS AGATHINA. 

 Plate LIIL Figure 2. 



Localities for this species are York, Stockton Forest, 

 Simonswood Moss near Liverpool, Black Park, Wey- 

 bridge, Lyndhurst, Ticehurst, West Wickham. 



The situations where it is found are heaths and heathy 

 places in woods. 



The perfect insect appears in August. 



It feeds on heath. 



The chrysalis is found underneath the ground. 



