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PLUSIA CHRYSITIS. 



BRASS WING. BURNISHED BRASS. 

 Plate LXVIII. Figure 13. 



Localities for this extensively distributed species are 

 York, Nunburnholme, Sutton-on-Derwent, Bromsgrove, 

 Charmouth, Brighton, Falmouth, Bowdon, Faversham, 

 Isle of Man, Edinburgh, etc., etc. 



The situations where it is found are gardens, lanes, 

 hedge-sides, etc. 



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



The caterpillar is pale green, with two rows of white 

 streaks below the back on each side; the side line white. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 June, July, and September. 



It feeds on the stinging nettle ( Urtica urens}, the 

 thistle (Carduus lanccolatus ,) etc., etc. 



The chrysalis is enclosed in a loose cocoon of silk. 



PLUSIA BRACTEA. 

 GOLD SPANGLE. 



Plate LXIX. Figure 1. 



Localities for this species are York, the Isle of Bute, 

 Edinburgh, Birmingham, Bowdon, Manchester, Whalley, 

 Huddersfield, Shrewsbury, Keswick, Carlisle, Falkirk, 

 Macclesfield. 



The perfect insect appears in July. 



The caterpillar is pale green with waved yellowish white 



