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white, body yellowish-orange, with a row of black dots 
on the back and one on each side, the tip white. 
Localities for this species, which is also very plentiful, 
are Faversham, Bisterne, York, Charmouth, Falmouth, 
Nafferton, Gloucester, Dorking, Nunburnholme, South- 
port, Isle of Man, Killarney, &c. 
The perfect insect appears in May, June, and July. 
The caterpillar is dull black, with blackish-brown 
hairs, and a narrow orange-red line along the back. 
The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 
August and September. 
It feeds on all common plants. 
ARCTIA URTICiE. 
Plate XL Figure 7. 
This insect measures from one inch and a half to 
nearly one inch and three quarters in width. 
Male : fore wings white with two black dots near the 
front margin, beyond the middle, and one or more others 
near the outer corner. Hind wings white. 
Localities for this species are Winchester, Deptford, 
Hammersmith Marshes, Manchester, Lewes, Arundel, 
Wavendon, Preston, Cambridge, &c. 
The perfect insect appears in June. 
The caterpillar is dark fulvous brown, with long hairs. 
The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 
September. 
It feeds on the nettle (Urtica urens ), and various 
low plants. 
