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The caterpillar is figured at (a), and the chrysalis at (b). The caterpillar lies during the 

 winter in that state ; changes to the chrysalis the end of May : the fly appears the middle 

 of June. 



Expansion of the wings 2 \ to 2 J inches. 



This insect is rarer than A. Aglaia, but is found occasionally in many of the 

 southern parts of England. It flies at the end of June and beginning of July ; 

 frequenting heaths and the borders of woods. The caterpillar is described as fine 

 red or olive green (afterwards), with a white line down the back edged with black 

 dots. It feeds upon several species of violet. 



ANAITIS PLAGIATA. THE TREBLE BARRED MOTH. 



Plate XXVIII. fig.*. 



Synonyms. Phalsena (Geometra) Plagiata, Linn. Syst. Nat. ii. 869. 



Phalsena Duplicata, Fahricius. Donovan Brit. Ins. vol. vii. pi, 233. fig. 2. 

 Anaitis Plagiata, Duponchel. Stephens. 



Upper Side. The antennse are like hairs. The head and thorax are of an ash colour ; as 

 are the superior wings ; the latter having each three bars, crossing the wing, from the sector to 

 the slip edges : each of these bars is composed of three lines, except that nearest the shoulder, 

 which is composed only of two. The inferior wings are of a pale brown, and plain. 



The under side is pale brown. It is taken the end of May, in the morning, just after sunrise. 

 It is figured in the plate at (k). 



Expansion of the wings one inch and a half. 



VENILIA MACULARIA. THE SPECKLED YELLOW MOTH. 



Plate XXVIII. fig. m. 



Synonyms. Phalsena (Geometra) Macularia, Linn. Syst. Nat. ii. p. 862. 



Geometra Maculata, Wien. Verz. Donovan Brit. Ins. vol. vii. pi. 251. fig. 3. 

 Venilia Macularia, Duponchel, Curtis, Stephens. 



Upper Side. The antennse are small, and thread-like. This moth is totally yellow, both on 

 the under and upper side : it is also covered with pretty large spots on both sides of the wings. 

 On the upper side the spots on the superior wings are brown, but those on the inferior are black. 



On the under side it is the reverse ; the spots on the superior being black, while those on 

 the inferior are brown. 



This moth is taken about the middle of May, in woods. The caterpillar has never been 

 discovered. The moth is figured at (m). 



Expansion of the wings 1^ inch. 



