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NOCTUA DAHLII. 



BARRED CHESNUT. 



Plate LV. Figure 9. 



Localities for this species are Hargrave Hall and 

 Hooton near Birkenhead, Lewes, Bowdon, Carlisle, Arran, 

 West Wickham, Bristol, Black Park, Edinburgh, Lewes, 

 Horndean, Huddersfield, Lyndhurst, Plymouth, Sherwood 

 Forest, Manchester, Pembury. 



The situations where it is found are woods, etc. 



The perfect insect appears in July and August. 



The caterpillar is reddish mixed with grey, with a paler 

 line along the back, and another similar one on each side 

 below it, with a row of black dots in white rings above 

 the latter. 



NOCTUA SUBROSEA. 

 Plate LV. Figure 10. 



Localities for this species are Whittlesea Mere and 

 Yaxley Fen, the Fens of the counties of Cambridge and 

 Huntingdon. 



The situations where it is found are the Fens. 



The perfect insect appears in July. 



The caterpillar is dull reddish yellow marbled with 

 brown, with a yellow line edged with brown along the 

 back, and another of the same colours on either side 

 below -t it; the side line yellow and broad. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 May and June. 



It feeds on the bog myrtle ( Myrica galej. 



The chrysalis is found below the earth. 



