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ABROSTOLA URTICJE. 



SPECTACLE MOTH. 

 Plate LXVIII. Figure 10. 



Localities for this neat species are York, Nunburn- 

 holme, Bromsgrove, Halton, Falmouth, Brighton, Reigate, 

 Bowdon, Edinburgh, Burton-on-Trent, Bristol, Lower 

 Guiting, Uppingham, Cambridge, Huddersfield, Lewes, 

 Plymouth, Worthing, Kingsbury, Manchester, Scarbo- 

 rough, Worcester, Stowmarket. 



The situations where it is found are lanes and hedge- 

 sides. 



The perfect insect appears in June and July. 



The caterpillar is greenish white, with two or three 

 slanting white streaks on each segment beyond the fourth, 

 the upper pair meeting on the back. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in July 

 and October. 



It feeds on the stinging nettle ( Urtica urens). 



The chrysalis is enclosed in a cocoon of silk mixed 

 with moss. 



ABROSTOLA TRIPLASIA. 



DARK SPECTACLE MOTH. 



Plate LXVIII. Figure 11. 



Localities for this species are York, Hammersmith, 

 Manchester, Birkenhead, Worcester, Kingsbury, Hud- 



