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flavofasciata, Thun. (decolorata, Hb.), Perizoma (Emmelesia) 



(Sandy Carpet) 

 L. 7-8. On the buds and seeds of Lychnis dioica and 



L. vespertina and Silene inflata. 

 P. 8-6. In an earthen cocoon. 

 I. 6-7 or 8. Flies at dusk. Rests on tree-trunks. 



Comes to light. 



0. 6. Two or three eggs laid on a flower head. 



Fleabane. ( Inula) 



flexula, SchifL, Laspeyria ( Aventia). (The Beautiful Hook- 

 tip) 



L. 9-4 or 5. On Lichenes on various trees. 

 P. 5-7. 



1. 6, 7, and 8. Beat out of bushes. Comes to light. 

 0. 



Flixweed. (Sisymbrium Sophia) 



Flounced Chestnut, (rufina, L., Anchocelis) 



Flounced Rustic, (testacea, Hb., Luperina) 



fluctuata, L., Xanthorhoe (Melanippe). (Garden Carpet) 



L. 6-10. Night feeder on Arabis, Brassica oleracea, 

 Cheiranthus, Cochlearia armoracia, Nas- 

 turtium, Ribes, and R. grosularia. 



P. 7 and 9-4. In a cocoon below ground. 



I. 5-6 and 7-8. 



0. Hatches in 5 days. Laid 31st May, 



hatched 3rd June. 



fluctuosa, Hb., Palimpsestis (Cymatophom). (Satin Carpet) 



L. 8-9. Beat. Hides by day between leaves. Feeds 



at night on Betula and Quercus. 

 P. 10-6. In a cocoon amongst leaves or on the ground. 

 I. 6. Comes to light. 

 O. 



fluviata, Hb., Percnoptitola (Camptogramma). (The Gem) 



L. From Spring and Summer immigrants. Full 



grown in a month. Rests on under sides 

 of leaves. Feeds on Chrysanthemum, 

 Eupatorium, Polygonum, and Senecio 

 vulgaria. 



P. In a silk cocoon in moss ; about 14 days in 



this stage. 



