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NOCTUA RHOMB01DEA. 

 Plate LV. Figure 6. 



Localities for this species are Scarborough, Linacre near 

 Liverpool, Darenth Wood, Ripley near London, Epping, 

 Bristol, Black Park, Darlington, Reigate, Wavendon, 

 Arundel, Worthing, Chesterfield. 



The situations where it is found are woods. 



The perfect insect appears in July. 



The caterpillar is reddish brown, with a whitish line 

 along the back, and another of the same on either side of 

 it, the latter interrupted on each segment, but connected 

 above with whitish spots. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 April and May. 



It feeds on various low plants. 



The chrysalis is found below the earth. 



NOCTUA BRUNNEA. 

 PURPLE CLAY. 



Plate LV. Figure 7. 



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

 Stockton Forest, Brighton, Perth, Bowdon, Bristol, Bere 

 Forest, Darenth Wood, Birkenhead, Burtoii-on-Trent, 

 Cambridge, Kingsbury, Scarborough, Preston, Islington, 

 Lewes, Manchester, Stowmarket, Isle of Man, Lyndhurst, 

 Huddersfield, Tenterden, Wavendon, Worthing. 



The situations where it is found are woods. 



The perfect insect appears in July. 



