PLATE OIL 



ABROSTOLA URTICiE. 



1, 1 a, larvae after last moult; on stinging-nettle, 

 August 30th, 1860, and July 31st, 1861 ; imago 

 June 1st, 1862. 



Abrostola triplasia. 



2, 2 a, larvae after last moult ; on hop and nettle, 

 August 18th, 1862 ; imagos, June 18th to 30th, 1863. 



Plusia ohrysitis. 



3, larva after last moult; on stinging-nettle, May 

 23rd, 1874 ; another on stinging-nettle, April 15th, 

 imago June 5th, 1869. 



Plusia bractea. 



4, 4 a, larvae after last moult; on Lamium album 

 and stinging-nettle, April 30th and May 6th ; imago 

 June 20th, 1873. See pp. 103—107. 



Plusia festuo^. 



5, larva after last moult ; reared on coarse grasses 

 and Sparganium, May 8th, 1866. 



Plusia iota. 



6, 6 a, larvae after last moult ; 6, reared from eggs, 

 May 17th, 1875 ; 6 a, on white dead-nettle, February 

 19th, 1862; others on Lamium album and L. pur- 

 pureum, honeysuckle, and cow-parsley, April 22nd, 

 imago June 4th, 1875. See pp. 107 — 110. 



Plusia pulohrina. 



7, 7 a, 7 b, larvae after last moult ; on groundsel, 

 April 26th, imagos June 12th to 16th, 1862 ; on 

 Geum urbanum, April 8th, imago June 5th, 1868 ; on 

 cow-parsley, Lamium album, and honeysuckle, May 

 6th, 1876.' See pp. 110—112. 



Plusia gamma. 



8, 8 a, 8 b, larvae after last moult ; 8, August 1st, 

 1859; 8a, on clover flowers, July 18th, imago August 

 9th, 1864; 8 b, on Convolvulus arvensis, July 21st, 

 imago August 10th, 1872. See pp. 112—115. 



Plusia interrogationis. 



9, larva after last moult; on heather, June 10th, 

 imago July 8th, 1869. See pp. 115 — 117. 



