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BUTALIS VARIELLA. 

 Plate CXIII. Figure 19. 



Localities for this species are in Dorsetshire and Hamp- 

 shire, but " further this deponent sayeth not," for the best 

 of all possible reasons. 



The situations where it is found are sand-hills and sand- 

 pits. 



The perfect insect appears in June. 



BUTALIS CHENOPODTELLA. 

 Plate CXIII. Figure 20. 



Localities for this species are York, Kingsbury. 



The situations where it is found are waste grounds. 



The perfect insect appears from June to October. 



The caterpillar is dull greenish grey, with several darker 

 waved longitudinal lines, the second segment with a large 

 black spot on each side ; the head greyish speckled with 

 black. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is from 

 April to August. 



It feeds on the orache, (Atriplex patula,) and the 

 goose-foot, (Chenopodium viride.) 



