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russata, J$kh. = truncata, Hufn. 



russula, ~L. = sanio. 



Rustic, (taraxaci, Hb., Caradrina) 



Rustic Shoulder-knot, (basilinea, F., Apamea) 



rusticata, F., Acidalia (Ptychopoda). (Least Carpet) 



L. 8-5. Sometimes feeds up and produces images 

 in 9. Hibernates 10-3. Feeds on Cratse- 

 gus, Hedera, Polygonum, Rubus, Senecio 

 vulgaris, Syringa vulgaris, and Taraxa- 

 cum. Likes leaves decayed or withered. 

 P. 6 and sometimes 9. 



I. 7 and occasionally 9. May be found at rest on 

 Ivy and Pellitory. 



0. Hatchings recorded 7, 8, and 9 days. 



Rusty Wave, (herbariata, F., Acidalia (Ptychopoda)) 



sacraria, L., Sterrha. (The Vestal) 



L. 8 or 9-5. On Anthemis, Polygonum, and Rumex. 

 P. 



1. 4 and 7-9. Casual immigrant. Comes to sugar 



and light. 

 O. 



Sage. (Salvia officinalis) 



sagittata, F., Cidaria. (Marsh Carpet) 



L. 8-9. On the seed-heads and withered leaves of 



Aquilegia, Thalictrum flavum, and T. 



minus ; usually partly gregarious. They 



wither their own food by half biting 



through the stalk. 

 P. 9-6. On the ground, or spun up on the heads of 



plants. 



I. 6 (end) -7. Comes to light. 

 0. 7 or 8. Laid in groups of 4 or 5 on the seed-vessels. 



Salad Burnet. (Poterium sanguisorba) 



salicalis, SchifL, Madopa. (Lesser Belle) 



L. 7-8. On Populus tremula and Salix caprea. 



P. 



I. 5-6. Likes damp woods, and flies slowly amongst 



grass from 2 P.M. to 6 P.M. 

 O. 



