AVENTID^E. 



AVENTIA FLEXULA. 



BEAUTIFUL HOOK TIP. 



Plate LXXIII. Figure 15. 



Localities for this species are York, Humberstone, Pern- 

 bury, Brighton, Bristol, Kingsbury, Worthing, Cambridge, 

 Lynclhurst, Stowmarket, Dorking, Exeter, Tenterden. 

 The situations where it is found are gardens. 

 The perfect insect appears in July. 



The caterpillar is variegated with green, brown, and 

 white. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 April and May. 



It feeds on lichens. 



The chrysalis is found enclosed in a slight cocoon. 



ODONTID^E. 



ODONTIA DENTALIS. 



Plate LXXIII. Figure 16. 



Localities for this species are Brighton, Lewes, Deal, 

 Folkstone. 



The perfect insect appears in July. 



The caterpillar is yellowish white, the top of the second 

 segment black; the head black; the spots black. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 May. 



It feeds on the stems of the viper's bugloss (Echium 

 vulgar e). 



The chrysalis is found enclosed in a thick cocoon 

 among leaves. 



