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BOARMIA CINCTARI A. 
RINGED CARPET. 
Plate XX. Figure 7. 
This insect, which is also a variable one, measures 
from an inch and a quarter to nearly one and a half 
in width. 
Male : fore wings whitish-grey, the first line blackish 
brown and bent, the second line also blackish, bent and 
indented, the third line whitish and jagged. The central 
spot whitish edged with brown. The body has a white 
band or belt at the base. Hind wings whitish-grey, with 
several slender dark streaks and a central spot. 
Localities for this species are the Isle of Man, Lynd- 
hurst, the Hew Forest, Brighton, and Dalmally. 
The perfect insect appears in May and June. 
The caterpillar is dark brown, with small prominences 
and a row of whitish marks along the back from the fifth 
to the eighth segment, through which runs a brown line. 
The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 
September. 
The caterpillar feeds on the heath (Calluna vulgaris.) 
The chrysalis is found under the ground. 
BOARMIA ROBORARIA. 
GREAT OAK BEAUTY. 
Plate XX. Figure 8. 
This fine insect measures from a little over two inches 
to nearly two and a half in width. 
