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along the back; the line on each side below it white, 

 with a white slanting streak from each segment; also a 

 row of pale greyish red blots along the sides. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 August and September. 



It feeds on the wormwood (Artemisia maritime?). 



The chrysalis is subterranean, enclosed in a large 

 cocoon. 



CUCULLIA CHAMOMILLJB. 



CHAMOMIT/E SHARK. 

 Plate LXVI. Figure 10. 



Localities for this species are York, Lytham, New 

 Brighton near Birkenhead, Waterloo near Liverpool, Birch 

 Wood, Lewes, Putney, Wimbledon, Edinburgh, Hornsey, 

 Manchester, Kingsbury, Dunbar, Plymouth, Worthing, 

 and near London. 



The situations where it is found are woods, heaths, 

 and commons. 



The perfect insect appears in April, May, and June. 

 Some have been known as early as January, and others as 

 late as July; July 28. 



The caterpillar is pale yellow, with a dull olive green 

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

 waved and interrupted on each side below it. There is a 

 rose-coloured cross band on each segment. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 July and August. 



It feeds on the feverfew (Matricaria chamomitta), and 

 the chamomile (Anthemis nolilis}. 



