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ACONTIA LUCTUOSA. 



FOUR-SPOTTED MOTH. 



Plate LXVII. Figure 12. 



Localities for this species are Brighton, Stoats Nest 

 Surrey, Torquay, Cambridge, Lower Guiting, Lewes, and 

 between Croydon and Sanderstead. 



The situations where it is found are chalky districts. 



The perfect insect appears in June, July, and August. 



The caterpillar is reddish grey streaked and marbled 

 with brown; a black spot on .the fifth, sixth, seventh, and 

 eighth segments. It has sixteen legs. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 May and June. 



It feeds on the convolvulus {Convolvulus major and 

 minor}. 



The chrysalis is enclosed in a cocoon of earth. 



The moth flies in the sunshine. 



ACONTIA ALBICOLLIS. 



ROSY MARBLE. 

 Plate LXVIII. Figure 1. 



Localities for this species are Brighton, Dover. 

 The situations where it is found are clover fields. 

 The perfect insect appears in August; August 25. 

 The moth flies in the sunshine. 



