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rather indistinct row of black dots towards the outer 
edge. Hind wings with an indistinct black spot near 
the upper edge. 
Localities for this species are Hammersmith Marshes, 
Battersea Fields, York, Stowmarket, Epping, Whittlesea- 
Mere, Cambridge, Tenterden, Fairbrook Alders near 
Faversham, &c. 
The situations where it is found are marshy places. 
The dates of the appearance of the perfect insect are 
the end of July and in August. 
NUDARIA MUNDANA. 
Plate IX. Figure 2 
This insect measures from about three quarters of 
an inch to nearly an inch in expanse. Male: front 
wings transparent, pale dull brownish yellow, with two 
distinct waved lines or narrow hands across, and a 
black spot in the middle between the two near the upper 
edge, and an indistinct dark wave within the outer 
edge. Hind wings similar, but without any spots or 
markings. 
Localities for this species are Lewisham, Lewes, Linton, 
Devon, Malvern, Peterborough, Sudbury, the Isle of 
Man, &c., &c. 
The dates of the appearance of the perfect insect are 
in June and July. 
The caterpillar is dull bluish grey, with a yellow 
streak along the back; the head is black, of which 
colour there is also a spot on the eighth segment. 
The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is at the 
end of May and in the beginning of June. 
The caterpillar feeds on lichens. 
