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Male: fore wings grey, crossed by several lines of a 
darker shade more or less waved; central shade darker 
grey, edged on the outer side with a whitish line; central 
spot black. 
Localities for this abundant species are Peckham, Isle 
of Man, Darlington, Glasgow, Keswick, Sutherland, Edin¬ 
burgh, Kannoch, Ben Nevis, Golspie, Manchester, Newn- 
ham, Huddersfield. 
The situations where it is found are heaths. 
The perfect insect appears in June and July. 
The caterpillar is yellowish-green, with a triangular¬ 
shaped reddish mark on each segment, itself edged with 
black on the hinder ones, a white line on the sides. 
The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in July. 
It feeds on the heath (Calluna vulgaris). 
LARENTIA RU FICIN CT ART A. 
YELLOW-RINGED CARPET. 
Plate XXVIII. Figure 9. 
This insect measures from an inch and a quarter to 
nearly one and a half in width. 
Male : fore wings grey, crossed with numerous darker 
waved lines, and sometimes one or two slight yellowish 
bands at the inner corner ; third line yellowish ; central 
shade rather darker than the remainder, yellowish on its 
inner edge ; central spot blackish. Hind wings greyish. 
Localities for this species areNewnham, Inchnadumph, 
Kannoch, Keswick. 
The perfect insect appears in July. 
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