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yellow along the back; the spots'large and black; on the 

 sides is a pale purple stripe. 



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



It feeds on the seeds of the wild mustard. 



The chrysalis is found between leaves, sometimes 

 among the seeds of the food plant. 



PIONEA STRAMENTALIS. 



CHECQUERED STRAW. 

 Plate LXXYI. Figure 1. 



Localities for this species are Brighton, Wateringbury 

 near Maidstone, Shrawley Wood near Bewdley, Pembury, 

 Red Hill, Ranworth, Tenterden, Sevenoaks, Stowmarket. 



The situations where it is found are woods, in moist 

 places. 



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



The chrysalis is found between leaves, but sometimes 

 among the seeds of the plant the caterpillar feeds on? 



SPILODES STICTICALIS. 



DIAMOND SPOT. 

 Plate LXXVI. Figure 2. 



Localities for this species are York, Brighton, Dover, 

 Barnstaple, Ventnor, Birkenhead, Huddersfield, Halifax, 

 Sherwood Forest, Pembury, New Brighton. 



The perfect insect appears in June and July. 



