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tudinal stripes, and some conspicuous black dorsal spots 

 from the fifth to twelfth segments ; the sides are paler. 

 It feeds on cabbage, horse-radish, etc., in June and 

 September. 



The perfect insect appears towards the end of April 

 and in May, and again in July and August ; we often 

 see it sitting outside windows, or on the walls of houses, 

 or on palings, and sometimes dislodge it from bushes in 

 the daytime ; it comes freely to light. 



FAMILY XIV. 

 ANTICLEA DEEIVATA. THE STKEAMER. 



This very handsome insect seems pretty generally dis- 

 tributed throughout the country, and in some places is 

 not uncommon ; in Scotland it has been noticed near 

 Edinburgh, and in the county of Ayr ; in Ireland it is 

 common in the county of Wicklow. 



The expansion of the wings is rather more than an inch. 

 The fore- wings are pale grey, with a delicate purplish 

 tinge, and with a broad central band nearly white ; this 

 is preceded by a narrow dark grey, rather sinuous band ; 

 beyond the middle of the costa an oblique dark grey 

 streak runs nearly to the middle of the hind margin ; 

 the hind margin is clouded with brownish. 



The larva is pale green, with the head and a dorsal 

 line, of variable breadth, red ; the legs are pale red ; it 

 feeds on rose in June and July. 



The perfect insect appears towards the end of April 

 and in May, just when the lilacs are coming into blos- 

 som, and all nature seems teeming with enjoyment at 

 the approach of summer ; we may then see this pretty 



