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LARENTAKIA MULTI STRIGARIA. 
MOTTLED GREY. 
Plate XXVIII. Figure 7. 
This insect measures from an inch to an inch and a 
quarter in expanse. 
Male : fore wings yellowish-grey,powdered with darker 
grey. First line rather curved and composed of a row of 
double dots; second line also slightly curved and very 
indistinctly indicated by black dots; central shade darker 
than the remainder ; central spot dark brown, but indis¬ 
tinct. 
Localities for this species are York, Huddersfield, Scar¬ 
borough, Glasgow, Dunoon, Torwood, Stirling, Brighton, 
Edinburgh, Kingsbury, Dunham Park,Exeter, Newnham, 
Birkenhead, Lewes, Manchester, Black Park, Darlington, 
Bristol, Plymouth. 
The perfect insect appears in March and April. 
The caterpillar is dark green, with blackish-brown 
markings on the sides. 
The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 
May and June. 
It feeds on the bedstraw (Galium verum). 
LARENTIA CJESIATa. 
FEBRUARY CARPET. 
Plate XXVIII. Figure 8. 
This insect measures an inch and a quarter or a 
little over in expanse. 
