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The caterpillar is dull yellowish, underneath brownish, 

 the side line whitish; the head brown. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in May. 

 The chrysalis is found in a cocoon amongst moss. 



POAPHILIDA 



PHYTOMETRA .<ENEA. 



SMALL PURPLE BAR. 

 Plate LXXII. Figure 5. 



Localities for this species are York, Langwith, Arran, 

 Sutton-on-Derwent, Brighton, Chilham, Prenton near 

 Birkenhead, Sanderstead, Bowdon, Bristol, Lewes, 

 Lyndhurst, Dorking, Burton-on-Trent. Edinburgh, Man- 

 chester, Scarborough, Cambridge, Exeter, Halton, 

 Shrewsbury, Tenterden, Kilmun, Lower Guiting, Hud- 

 dersfield, Wavendon, Worcester, Killarney, Darlington, 

 Kingsbury. 



The situations where it is found are open and heathy 

 places in woods. 



The perfect insect appears in June and July; June 

 18; July 12. 



HYPENID.ZE. 



MADOPA SALICALIS. 



LESSER BELLE MOTH. 



Plate LXXIII. Figure 1. 



Localities for this species are Bexley, Charlton, Shooter's 

 Hill Wood, West Wickham Wood, Tenterden, all in Kent, 



