ERASTBIDJE. 



ERASTRIA VENUSTULA. 



Plate LXVIII. Figure 2. 



Localities for this species are Epping Forest near 

 Loughton. 



The situations where it is found are heathy parts of 

 woods. 



The perfect insect appears at the end of May, and in 

 June and July; May 29; June 7, 12, 14, 16, 24, 29. 



This species flies in the sunshine. 



ERASTRIA FUSCULA. 

 Plate LXVIII. Figure 3. 



Localities for this species are Sutton-on-Derwent near 

 York, Brighton, Bristol, Worcester, Lewes, Stowmarket, 

 Exeter, Tenterden, Looe, West Looe, Bere Forest, Barn- 

 staple, Dingwall, Killarney, and near London. 



The perfect insect appears in June and July; June 20. 



The caterpillar is yellowish grey with a broad brown 

 line along the back, and another blackish and slender 

 one below it on each side. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 August and September. 



It feeds on the bramble. 



The chrysalis is found in a cocoon among leaves and 

 moss. 



