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of Man, Storeton near Birkenhead, Wootton near Liver- 

 pool, Birch Wood, trie New Forest, Edinburgh, Dorking, 

 Weybridge, Lewes, Chichester, Lyndhurst, Manchester, 

 Sherwood Forest, Plymouth, Rotherham, Tenterden, and 

 Stirling. 



The situations where it is found are heaths and heathy 

 places in woods, etc. 



The perfect insect appears in August. 



The caterpillar is pale brown, with a paler line along 

 the back, and another like one below it on each side, 

 edged with dark brown; the side line yellowish white. 



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



The chrysalis is found below the ground. 



NOCTUA DEPUNCTA. 

 Plate LTV. Figure 7. 



Localities for this species are Doncaster, Scarborough, 

 Sutton-on-Derwent, Carlisle, Exeter, Manchester, Stow- 

 market. 



The situations where it is found are woods. 



The perfect insect appears in July and August. 



The caterpillar is greyish brown, with a whitish line 

 on either side of the back, with a row of black dots; the 

 dots on the side white, in black rings. 



It feeds on the sorrel and other low plants. 



The chrysalis is found underneath the surface. 



NOCTUA AUGUK. 



DOU15LE DART. 

 Plate LIY. Figure 8. 

 Localities for this sufficiently common species are York, 



