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brown, one row of faint black oblong spots, di- 
recting themselves in an oblique direction on each 
side, has some resemblance to those which shear 
the plants of by the surface, but a larger and 
darker colour, and the skin not so tough or hai’d as 
the one it resembles. It commences its depreda- 
tions in July, and continues to do so voraciously 
throughout the autumn months, and occasionally 
in winter, when the weather is mild. In March 
or April the Eruca retires into the earth, where, 
in a few days, it is changed to the Aurela, and 
in June produces the yellow under-wings Moth 
(Noctua Pronuba.) This Moth is about an inch 
and a quarter long, each upper wing is dark brown, 
dotted with a lighter shade, and one small faint 
circular spot a little nearer the wing end ; there is 
also another irregular black spot rather larger, 
adjoining the former. The body and under wings 
of a deejj orange, and the ends are bordered with 
black. Their retirements in the day-time in gar- 
dens, are generally among such things as grow 
thickly and pretty close to the ground, such as 
Strawberries, Turnips, Carrots, &c. 
Their feeding appears always to take place 
in the night-time. The Cabbage and Cauliflower 
appear to be the favourite food for the Larvae 
although it will attack most kinds of vegetables, 
flowers, &c. which have a little substance in the 
heart or flower bud, where it derives its support, 
by perforating its way into them, and often 
causes such parts totally to perish; and in some 
