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The caterpillar is dull greyish brown, with a whitish 

 line along the back, and another of the same colour on 

 either side below it, and a dark stripe. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 April and May. 



It feeds on the birch, and on grass, and other low- 

 plants. 



The chrysalis is found below the surface of the earth. 



APLECTA ADVENA. 

 PALE-SHINING-HROWN. 

 Plate LXIII. Figure 4. 



Localities for this species are York, Nunburnholme, 

 Sutton-on-Derwent, Nafferton, Brighton, Black Park, 

 Faversham, Canterbury, Bristol, Cambridge, St. Osyths, 

 Lower Guiting, Darlington, Ventnor, Edinburgh, Lewes, 

 Halton, Sudbury, Chester, Kingsbury, Carron, Lynd- 

 hurst, Tenterdcn, Worthing. 



The situations where it is found are gardens, etc. 



The perfect insect appears in June and July. 



The caterpillar is pale greyish brown, with a pale 

 line and a row of angular-shaped spots with dark edges 

 along the back, and another similar one on the side; 

 the spots black. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 March and April. 



It feeds on various low plants. 



The chrysalis is found beneath the ground. 



