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The caterpillar is green with paler stripes on the sides. 

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

 It feeds on several low plants. 

 The chrysalis is found below the earth. 



NOCTUA C-NIGKTTM. 



SETACEOUS HEBREW CHARACTER. 



Plate LV. Figure 3. 



Localities for this, which is another common species, are 

 York, Sutton-on-Derwent, Nunburnholme, Bromsgrove, 

 Charmouth, Lewisham, Plumstead, Black Park, Brighton, 

 Chichester, Bere Forest, Bowdon, Sidmouth, Plymouth, 

 Crewe, Peterborough, Stirling. 



The situations where it is found are gardens, and the 

 sides of water courses and brooks. 



The perfect insect appears in July and August. July 8. 



The caterpillar is greenish grey, with a yellowish line, 

 along the back, a pale green one on either side below it, 

 and a white side-line, the space between these two last- 

 named being dark green. 



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



It feeds on several low plants. 



The chrysalis is subterranean. 



NOCTUA D1TRAPEZIUM. 

 Plate LV. Figure 4. 



Localities for this species are Darenth Wood, Bipley 

 near London, Epping, Blaildford, Galvvay, Leith Hill in 

 Surrey, Portsmouth, Birch Wood, and the Xew Forest. 



