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BOARMIA REP AND ARI A. 
MOTTLED BEAUTY. 
Plate XX. Figure 4. 
This insect, which is a very variable one both in size, 
general colour, and markings, measures from an inch and 
a half to an inch and three quarters across. 
Male: fore wings pale brown-grey, much mottled toge¬ 
ther. The first line blackish-brown and considerably bent, 
the second line also blackish-brown and much bent, edged 
on its outside with dull yellowish-brown. The central spot 
black, sometimes joining a blackish-brown patch running 
down from the upper margin in the way of a central line. 
There is also a partial third line, much indented, and 
edged on its outside with white in some specimens and a 
narrow indented and interrupted line of black along the 
outer margin. Hind wings pale brown-grey, with a black¬ 
ish-brown line across the middle, and another whitish one, 
very much indented, between it and the outer margin, 
along which is a narrow indented line of black. 
Localities for this species, which is extremely common, 
especially in the south, are York, Black Park, West 
Looe, Charmouth, &c. 
The situations where it is found are hedgerows, gardens, 
and woods. 
The perfect insect appears in June and July. 
The caterpillar is yellowish-grey spotted with black, 
with small prominences and a dull yellowish-white line 
on the back, and another on the sides. 
The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 
April and May. 
