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Moss near Liverpool, Storeton near Birkenhead, Matlock, 

 Cheltenham, Ashton, Huddersfield, Rugeley, Edinburgh, 

 Manchester, Saddleworth, Shrewsbury, Rannoch, Stow- 

 market, and near London. 



The perfect insect appears in June. 



The caterpillar is dull reddish yellow, marbled with 

 blackish on the back; the line below it black but slightly 

 interrupted; the side line dark grey; the spots white, 

 and six dots on the top of the second segment. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 July and August. 



It feeds on the coltsfoot? (Tussilago far far a}. 



The chrysalis is found below the ground. 



HAD EN A DENTINA. 



COMMON SHEARS. 

 Plate LXIY. Figure 3. 



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

 Nunburnholme, Anstey, Brighton, Falmouth, Bowdon. 



The situations where it is found are gardens and 

 hedge-sides. 



The perfect insect appears in June and July. 



The caterpillar is dull olive grey, the back brownish, 

 with a row of triangular-shaped black spots on either side 

 of it; the head reddish brown. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 May? and June. 



It feeds on the dandelion (Taraxicum dens-lconis] 

 and other low plants. 



The chrysalis is found under the ground. 



