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The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 September and October and through the winter. 



It feeds on the flowers of the golden-rod, (Solidago 

 mrgaurea.) 



PTEROPHORUS MICRODACTYLUS. 

 Plate CXXXII. Figure 19. 



Localities for this species are Scarborough, Brighton, Isle 

 of Man, Howth, Alkham, Bristol, Witherslack, Conway, 

 Warbreck Moor, Cambridge, Pembury, Kirkby in 

 Lancashire. 



The perfect insect appears in May and June. 



The caterpillar is straw-coloured, the first segment with 

 a dark patch ; the head also the same. 



The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 

 September and October, and it hybernates while May. 



It feeds on the flowers, seeds, and stems of the hemp 

 agrimony, (Eupatorium cannabinum ) 



PTEROPHORUS PALUDUM. 

 Plate CXXXII. Figure 20. 



Localities for this species are in the Fens in Cambridge- 

 shire. 



The situations where it is found are the Fens. 

 The perfect insect appears in June and July. 



I am indebted to H. T. Stainton, Esq., for a specimen 

 of this insect to figure from. 



