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The caterpillar is dull reddish green, mottled with 

 green on the back, along which is a line of dark blots, 

 underneath it is entirely green; the side line whitish. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 July and August. 



It feeds on various low plants. 



The chrysalis is found below the earth. 



HADENA PROTEA. 

 BRINDLED GREEN. 



Plate LXIV. Figure 1. 



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

 Brighton, Falmouth, Faversham, Bowdon, Plymouth, 

 Exeter, Barnstaple, Sudbury, New Forest. 



The situations where it is found are woods, gardens, 

 hedge-sides, etc. 



The perfect insect appears in September. 



The caterpillar is green with a whitish line along the 

 back; the side line whitish; so also the divisions be- 

 tween the segments. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in June. 



It feeds on the oak. 



The chrysalis is subterranean. 



HADENA GLAUCA. 

 GLAUCOUS SHEARS. 

 Plate LXIV. Figure 2. 



Localities for this species are Doncaster, Simonswood 

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