Male: fore wings dull yellowish-white dusted with grey. 
The first line is rather dark grey and waved ; second line 
also dark grey and waved but less distinct; central shade 
rather dark grey: central spot black; the outer margin 
dotted with black. Hing wings also dull yellowish-white, 
dusky near the inner corner, and with some waved dusky 
lines across, following the outer margin, which has a row 
of black dots ; central spot blackish. 
Localities for this species are Stowmarket, Manchester, 
Exeter, Brighton, Lyndhurst, Lewes, Bristol, Barnstaple, 
Newnham, Ardrossan. 
The perfect insect, appears in July and August. 
The caterpillar is dark brownish-green, with two rows 
on each side of greenish-white streaks. 
The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in June. 
It feeds on the pink, the nettle, and the yarrow (Achil- 
Icea millefolium). 
The chrysalis is subterranean. 
ACIDALIA STRAMINARIA. 
DOTTED BORDERED WAVE. 
Plate XXIV. Figure 4. 
This insect measures about three quarters of a inch in 
expanse. 
Male : fore wings pale dull yellowish-grey dotted with 
blackish, and with a distinct row of black spots on the 
outer margin. The first line is grey and curved ; second 
lined also grey and waved; central line pale brownish and 
slightly curved, central spot black. Hind wings also with 
a distinct row of black dots on the outer margin. 
