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Langwith, Askhara Bog, Faversham, Selling, Edinburgh, 

 Lewes, Darlington, Plymouth, Bowdon, Lower Guiting, 

 Shrewsbury, Ipswich, Cambridge, Bristol, Scarborough, 

 Burton-on-Trent, Southport, Worthing, Birkenhead, Ten- 

 terden, Manchester, Lyndhurst, Stowmarket, Halton, 

 Huddersfield. 



The situations where it is found are woods. 



The perfect insect appears in September. 



The caterpillar is of a violet brown colour, with a line 

 along the back bordered by two pale ones; the side line 

 greyish. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 April and May. 



It feeds on the catkins of the sallow, and afterwards 

 on low plants. 



The chrysalis is found below the earth. 



XANTHJA SILAGO. 

 PINK-BARRED SALLOW. 

 Plate LIX. Figure 5. 



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

 Askham Bog, Langwith, Faversham, Selling, Cambridge, 

 Lewes, Exeter, Chichester, Bowdon, Worthing, Burton- 

 on-Trent, Edinburgh, Ipswich, Tenterden, Stowmarket, 

 Bristol, Darlington, Shrewsbury, Manchester, Birkenhead, 

 Lower Guiting, Scarborough, Huddersfield, and Halton. 



The situations where it is found are woods and moist 

 places. 



The perfect insect appears in September. 



The caterpillar is reddish brown, with numerous dots of 



