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It feeds on the seeds of the elm. 



The chrysalis is found below the surface. 



XANTHIA FERRUGINEA. 



BRICK-COLOURED MOTH. 



Plate LIX. Figure 8. 



Localities for this common species are York, Nunburn- 

 holme, Sutton-on-Derwent, Coombe Wood, Faversham, 

 The New Forest, Brighton, Bowdon, and Plymouth. 



The situations where it is found are gardens, woods, etc. 



The perfect insect appears in September and October. 



The caterpillar is pale reddish brown, with numerous 

 small darker spots; the line along the back paler, most 

 distinct on the hinder segments; the side line pale. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 April and May. 



It feeds on the young buds of the poplar. 



The chrysalis is found underneath the ground. 



CIRR^DIA XERAMBELINA. 

 CENTRE-BARRED SALLOW. 

 Plate LIX. Figure 9. 



Localities for this rare species are York, and near 

 Howsham, where my brother Beverley R. Morris, Esq. 

 took one, Scarborough, Worcester, Bromsgrove, where 

 I, or one of my schoolfellows, once took one, Halton, 

 Lewisham, Stowmarkct, Darlington, Bristol, Cambridge, 

 Ipswich, and Burton-on-Trcnt. 



