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Male: fore wings whitish-grey much speckled and sprin¬ 
kled with brown, the first line double and blackish-brown; 
second line black, with a long pale whitish patch at its 
lower end, and in some specimens forming a pale central 
shade, the two enclosing a central line also brownish and 
curved, the central spot blackish-brown; and the third 
line with a smaller whitish patch beyond its middle part. 
Hind wings whitish-grey, with a black line followed by a 
brown shade running partly across from the outer edge, 
and another thin waved line along the outer margin. 
Localities for this species are Stowe Wood, Darenth 
Wood, Lewes, Pembury, Black Park, Brighton, Worthing, 
Stowmarket, West Looe, Worcester, Bristol, and Lynd- 
hurst in the New Forest. 
The situations where it is found are woods. 
The perfect insect appears in June and July. 
The caterpillar is pale grey, clouded with reddish-brown. 
The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 
September. 
It feeds on the birch. 
The chrysalis is found among moss. 
TEPHROSIA PUNCTULARIA. 
GREY BIRCH MOTn. 
Plate XXI. Figure 4. 
This insect measures from an inch to an inch aud a 
quarter in expanse. 
Male: fore wings pale grey speckled with darker grey. 
The first line is blackish-brown springing from a distinct 
