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SCOPULA PRUNALIS. 



DUSKY BRINDLED. 

 Plate LXXVI. Figure 9. 



Localities for this also common species are York, Hum- 

 berstone, Brighton, Birkenhead, etc., etc., etc. 



The situations where it is found are moist places in 

 woods. 



The perfect insect appears in June and July. 



The caterpillar is pale transparent green, with two 

 whitish stripes along the back; the spots black. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 April and May. 



It feeds on several low plants. 



The chrysalis is found in a cocoon amongst leaves. 



SCOPULA FERRUGALIS. 

 Plate LXXVI. Figure 10. 



Localities for this species are Brighton, Ticehurst, 

 Arundel, Battersea, Barnstaple, Birkenhead, Bristol, 

 Cambridge, Exeter, Lewes, Manchester, Plymouth, 

 Faversham, Ventnor, Sandown, Malahide. 



The situations where it is found are about ivy blossom. 



The perfect insect appears in August, September, and 

 on to October. 



The chrysalis is found in a cocoon among leaves. 



