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The ground-colour of the larva is pui-plish brown ; 

 head and dorsal plate light brown ; the tubercles, which 

 are dark brown, are very prominent ; spiracles black. 

 The colouring of this larva varies considerably in 

 intensity. E. M. M. xvi. 162. 



Eromene ocellea, Haw. 



cyrilli, Costa. 



(Plate 10. fig. 2.) 



Loc. Dumfries (September), Glamorgan (March), 

 Folkestone (August), Cheshire (February). 



This species occurs along the Mediterranean coast. 

 I have taken it at Tangier, flying at dusk on the coast 

 sandhills, February 1885. It can be easily recognized 

 by the row of four metallic dots along the hind margin 

 of the fore wings. 



PHYCID^. 



Anerastia lotella, Hb. 



minionclla, Tr. 



(Plate 10. fig. 3.) 



Loc. Exmouth, Redcar, Yarmoutli, Brandon, Mala- 

 hide, Portmarnock, Hastings, Suffolk, Deal, Southend, 

 Bournemouth. 



Occurs in June and July, in sandy places. 

 The larva feeds in tufts of grass {Ammophila arenaria, 

 &c.), living in a silken gallery just below the surface of 



