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PYRALIDID*. 



Perinephele lancealis, Schiff. 



ylahralis, lib. 



(Plate 5. fig. 11.) 



Loc. Plymouth, Exeter, Barnstaple, Dartmouth, 

 Wotton, Folkestone, Alcleby, Barton, Bendish, Beach- 

 amwell, Colchester, Hastings, Suflfolk. 



Very local ; occurs in May and June. 



The larva feeds on Eupatorium cannabinum (hemp- 

 agrimony) in a web during July and August. It forms 

 a cocoon and hybcrnates, pupating iu the spring. 



Larva : head drab, glossy, speckled with dai-k brown ; 

 the second segment is glossy green above, with a series 

 of black dots ; dorsal stripe dark green, bordered on 

 each side with white stripes, followed by a broad green 

 stripe, margined below by a narrow white line; spi- 

 racles black ; ventral surface and legs watery green ; 

 the whole skin shining and semitransparcnt. 



E. M. M. xii. 277. 



Margarodes imionalis, Hh. 



(Plate 5. fig. 12.) 



Loc. Dartmouth, Torquay, Scilly Islands, Gravesend. 



Of very unusual occurrence in this country. Com- 

 mon in Southern Europe in June and July, where the 

 larva feeds in autumn on the olive. It is yellowish 

 green, with green stripes and a yellowish-green head. 



Mill. 



