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ruined bv tlie ^nib, the next, only separated by a hedge, is perfectly 

 clean, but next year when it is two years old it is sure to be full ot 



blight." , , 



(\-merod seemed uncertain as to its name, as to whether it was 

 the comarimm of Zeller or the co'injjarana of Hubner. The excellent 

 fiaure she reproduces from the drawing of Dr. Ellis shows at once 



yriurate K, 

 -THE STRAWBERRY LEAF IU'TT(.)N 3I0TH 



(I'^'yiica coma i-la iia). 



that it is Zeller's species. This moth, which is referred to by Morris 

 (2) as Fcronca 'potentillana , is, recorded from Liverpool and Manchester 

 as feeding on the strawberry, the perfect insect appearing in June 

 and September. 



The fore wings of the moth are pale ochreous to ochreous-brown, 

 and near the middle of the costa is a dark brown tiiangular patch, 

 which sometimes continues nearly to the inner margin ; the hind 

 wings are uniformly grey. Length of expanded wings about \ inch. 

 The moths apparently hiljernate, for I have taken them by beating in 

 late (Jctober in a worn condition at Buxton and again in the early 

 spring at Wye. The caterpillar is green, darker above than below, 

 with a shiny yellow head with dark markings, and of a general shiny 

 appearance. 



Dr. lUlis describes a dark well-marked dorsal vessel, this was 

 not very noticeable in some larva' I found on wild strawberries iu 

 L)erbyshire. They feed on the leaves and calyx, drawing leaves 

 and flowers together for this purpose, and feed also on the 

 receptacle. 



The pu[ia is pale green with reddisli wing cases and abdominal 

 segments. At Chester they were found feeding in ^May and the early 

 part of June (Kllis). 



