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the upper edge; second pair brown. Caterpillar pale yellowish 
green, with yellowish white stripes and slender black hairs ; 
feeds on the privet (Ligustrum vulgare.) Rather scarce. Derby- 
shire, Essex, Kent, Surrey and Suffolk. « 
THe ALDER (A. Alni, OcuseNHEIMER) appears the beginning 
of June. Wings one inch one-half to seven-twelfths; first pair 
brownish black, with a large ash-coloured patch at the base and 
tip, two very deep black lines, one at the base, and the other 
near the hinder edge towards the posterior angle, which is ash 
grey ; second pair whitish, the fringe of all the wings interrupted 
with dusky. Caterpillar black, with yellow spots and long hairs 
onthe back; feeds on alder, ash, willow, birch, poplar, &c. 
Rare. Norfolk, Huntingdonshire, Warwickshire, Dorsetshire, 
Devonshire, and Hampshire, 
TuE SrreAKeED (A. strigosa, OCHSENHEIMER.) Wings one 
inch one-fourth (?) first pair whitish grey, mixed with dusky 
brown, with three black lines before the inner edge; second pair 
greyish ash, with a transverse streak beyond the middle, and a 
narrow marginal line. Caterpiliar yellowish green, with an 
irregular broad yellowish brown line on the back, sprinkled 
with black, head reddish ; feeds on the black thorn and mountain 
ash. Rare. Norfolk. 
Tue Grey DAaGer (A. Psi, OcHSENHEIMER) appears the end 
of June, and frequents poles, walls, and trunks of trees. Wings 
one inch one-half to seven-twelfths ; first pair ashy brown, hav- 
inga faint black W towards the tip, and a strong one towards 
the posterior angle; second pair dusky, with a darker margin. 
Caterpillar black, with a broad yellow line on the back, and 
transverse red streaks on the sides; the fifth segment with 
alongish black conical protuberance ; feeds on the lime, alder, 
poplar, &e. Very plentiful. Durham, Yorkshire, Essex, and 
Devonshire. 
Tur DArK Daaaer (A. tridens, OcuSENHEIMER) appears in 
June, and frequents woods and woody places. Wings one inch 
one half to two thirds; first pair ashy white, having a 
faint black Y near the tip, and a stronger one towards the poste- 
tior angle; second pair whitish, with a pale ashy margin, and a 
faint transverse dusky streaks behind the middle, Caterpillar 
black, with a narrow yellow line on the back, and a red one on 
the sides, the fifth segment spotted with white, haying a conical 
protuberance on the back ; feeds on the plum tree, sloe, willow, 
white thorn, &c. Not uncommon. Essex, near London, 
Tue Spear Point (A. cuspis, OCHSENHEIMER) Very similar to 
the preceding, Wings one inch to oneinch two-thirds; first pair 
greyish white, with a yellow tinge, a waved black streak towards 
the hinder edge, in which are two y-like marks, the fringe 
whitish ash, spotted with black; second pair whitish, with a 
dusky central crescent, a transverse streak behind the middle and 
posterior border. Rare. Kent. 
Tur Goxpiocks (A. auricoma, HAworrn) appears the begin- 
ning of June, Wings one inch five-twelfths to seven-twelfths ; 
