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The perfect insect appears in June; has been taken in 

 September. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 July and August. 



It feeds on the oak. 



The engraving is from a specimen obligingly lent by 

 Mr. T. H. Allis, of York, for the use of this work. 



LIMBAT^. CATOCALUm 



CATOCALA FRAXINI. 



CLIFDEN BEAUTY. CLIFDEN NONPAREIL. 

 Plate LXXI. Figure 1. 



Localities for this magnificent species are Scarborough, 

 Hull, Beverley, Burlington, Bolton, Laughhall Massey 

 and Upton near Birkenhead, Hammersmith, Birch Wood, 

 Shalford near Guildford, Lowestoft, Chichester, Clifden, 

 Brighton, Bowdon, Arundel, Burton-on-Trent, Worthing, 

 Yarmouth, Manchester. 



The perfect insect appears at the end of August, and 

 in September. 



The caterpillar is of a greyish colour powdered with 

 black; underneath it is whitish; there is a small prom- 

 inence on the ninth and twelfth segments; the prolegs 

 pinkish white. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 July. 



It feeds on the poplar, the aspen, and the ash. 



