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second pair on both surfaces, lead-coloured; head and corselet 
sprinkled with black dots; belly underneath White, above black; 
antennee bristle-shaped ; legs with spines. Caterpillar eregari. 
ene eee with dots on the sides. Not common,” Near 
London. 
Tue Surrey Ermine (Y. irrorella, Srpruens). ‘ Wings one 
inch ; first pair dull white, posteriorly with a large rust-brown 
patch, and numerous irregular deep black dots. Not common.” 
Surrey. 
THE Few-sporrep Ermine (Y. rorella, STEPHENS). ‘ Wings 
three-fourths of an inch, snowy-white, with about twenty black 
dots, generally arranged in regular rows. Norfolk.” 
Tar Common Ermine, (Y. padella, LATREILLE) ‘ appears 
during summer about hedges and gardens. Wings five-sixths of 
an inch to one inch; first pair with about thirty black spots ; 
second pair always of a lead colour, with thick fringes. Very 
common.” Ayrshire, and near London. 
Tue Kent Ermine (Y. plumbella, SteruEens) “ appears the 
end of August. Wings two-thirds of an inch; first pair lead- 
coloured, with a large distinet spot in the middle, numerous dots, 
and the tip brown. About hedges.” Kent. 
Curtis’s Ermine (Y. Curtisella, Srepmens). ‘ Wings two- 
thirds ofan inch; first pair snow-white, sprinkled with dusky at 
the base, with the upper edge black from the base to the middle, 
the black dilated into a short three-cornered band in the middle 
of the upper edge; the hinder margin snow-white, with black 
confluent spots; second pair and all the fringes brownish lead- 
coloured. Not common.” Near London. 
Tue HAawrnorn Ermine (Y, Crategella, STEPHENS). 
THE SMALL Brown BAR (¥. ambiguella, SterHENs). ‘ Wings 
six lines and a half; first pair yellowish, with a broad, perfect 
band in the middle, indistinctly dotted with brown, and dilated 
towards the upper edge; second pair dim white, fringes silky, 
and yellowish. Very rare.” Near London. 
Tae SMALL Waite Bar (Y. leucatella, Sternens). ‘ Wings 
Six lines to six lines and a half; first pair black, the anterior band 
whitish and semicircular, anteriorly transverse, and posteriorly 
roundish, the hinder band narrow and white, but spotted; head 
quite white ; palpi reflexed ; antenn black, and ringed with 
white. Occurs on hedges. Rather uncommon.” Near London. 
THe Twin BAND (Y. bifasciella, (?) SrerHens)., Near London. 
Tue Peacocn’s Peatuer (Y. comptella, Srepuens) ‘ appears 
during spring. Wings six lines and a half; first pair narrow, 
ash-coloured, with a copper-red terminal spot, somewhat eye- 
like, and having a brown iris; fringes burnt-brown, but towards 
the posterior angle pale brownish ; second pair pale brown. 
Common. ” Near London, 
Tue Muppy Ermine (Y. lutarella, (?) Srernens) “ appears in 
