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Henley, Cockermouth, East Grinstead, Leith Hill near 

 Dorking, Horndean, Great Marlow, Barnstaple, and 

 Preston. 



The situations where it is found are woods. 



The perfect insect appears in February and March, 

 about the middle of the month, and April; February 25, 

 March 10 and 20. 



The caterpillar is green, sprinkled with dots of brown 

 and white; the side line rust-coloured, bordered above 

 with black. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 June and July. 



It feeds on the plantain (Plantago lanceolata). 



The chrysalis is found enclosed in a loose earthen 

 cocoon. 



T^ENIOCAMPA RUBRICOSA. 



RED CHESNUT. 

 Plate LVII. Figure 1. 



Localities for this species are York, Doncaster, Sutton- 

 on-Derwent, Bowdon, Lewes, Prestwich, Darenth "Wood, 

 Worcester, Burton-on-Trent, Preston, Bristol, Epping 

 Forest, Stowmarket, Rannock, Shrewsbury, Birkenhead, 

 East Grinstead, Torwood, Stirling, Horndean, Plymouth, 

 Kingsbury, Newnham, Manchester, Huddersfield, Dar- 

 lington, Newark, Lyndhurst, Edinburgh, and Cambridge. 



The situations where it is found are woods. 



The perfect insect appears at the end of March and 

 in April; March 20. 



The caterpillar is dull reddish brown, with a whitish 



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