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The caterpillar is pale green or blackish-grey, with a 
darker line along the back and two on the side, one above 
and the other below, spotted with yellow ; the head pale 
red. 
The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 
October. 
It feeds on the spurge (Euphorbia peplis). 
The chrysalis is enclosed in a small cocoon or case 
of earth. 
SCORIA DEALBARIA. 
THE BLACK-VEINED. 
Elate XXVI. Figure 10. 
This insect measures from an inch and a half to nearly 
one and three quarters in width. 
Male: fore wings dull white, streaked with grey veins. 
Hind wings dull white, streaked with grey veins. 
Localities for this species are Faversham, Chilham, 
Charing, and Lower Guiting. 
The perfect insect appears in June. 
The chrysalis is enclosed in a cocoon attached to the 
stem of a plant. 
