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The situations where it is found are woods. 

 The perfect insect appears in June; June 11. 

 The caterpillar is green, the interstices between the 

 segments yellowish; spots black; the head green. 



The date of the appearance of* the caterpillar is in June. 

 It feeds on the sallow and the willow. 

 The chrysalis is enclosed in a slight cocoon. 



HYPENA PROBOSCIDALIS. 



SNOUT. 

 Plate LXXIII. Figure 2. 



Localities for this very common species are York, Sutton- 

 on-Derwent, Langwith, Bromsgrove, Brighton, Falrnouth, 

 Nunburnholme, Charmouth, Humberstone, Birkenhead. 



The situations where it is found are hedge-sides, lanes, 

 etc. 



The perfect insect appears in June and July. 



The caterpillar is velvet green, with a darker line 

 along the back; the line below it paler. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 July and August. 



It feeds on the stinging nettle ( Urtica urens). 



The chrysalis is found enclosed in a cocoon of silk 

 between leaves. 



HYPENA ROSTRALIS. 



BUTTONED SNOUT. 

 Plate LXXIII. Figure 3. 

 Localities for this species are Ripley near London, 



