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general much paler, and having much more 

 yellow in them. The arrangement of the marks 

 can be understood better from a reference to 

 the figure, than by a detailed description. The 

 daiker patches are yellowish brown, each re- 

 lieved with silver grey, while the lighter mark- 

 ings are blackish grey. 



This rather pretty caterpillar feeds on the 

 elm. Its colour is grey with a slight tinge of 

 blue, dotted with black, and with a yellow streak 

 on each side. 



In some parts of England this, Moth is nearly 

 as plentiful as the preceding species, whereas in 

 others it is seldom seen. About Oxford it may 

 be reckoned as one of the varieties. It appears 

 about midsummer. 



Ox Plate VI. fig. G, may be seen a figure of a 

 Moth which is far more pretty and plentiful than 

 agreeable. This is the WINTER MOTH (Cheima- 

 tobia brumata), which, as its name implies, is one 

 of the few Lepidoptera that venture abroad during 

 the winter months. Like all moths and butter- 

 flies, the "Winter Moth cannot endure wind, and 

 a north-easter is utterly detestable to it. But, on 

 tolerably still days, it may be often seen flitting 

 along hedges during the two or three last months 



