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The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 
August. 
It feeds on the birch, and is gregarious. 
The chrysalis is enclosed in a cocoon of earth. 
MELANIPFE TRISTARIA. 
SMALL ARGENT AND SABLE. 
Plate XXXII. Figure 3. 
Localities for this species are Huddersfield, Edinburgh, 
Stowmarket, Newnham, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Sheffield, 
Galway, Kilmun, Torwood, Ben Nevis. 
The perfect insect appears in June and Juty. 
The caterpillar is dull yellowish-brown, with a brown 
line along the back, and the side line brown also. 
The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 
August and September. 
It feeds on the bedstraw (Galium verum). 
The chrysalis is enclosed in an earthen cocoon. 
MELANIPFE PROCELLAUIa. 
CHALK CARPET. 
Puite XXXII. Figure -k. 
Localities for this species are Brighton, Faversham, 
Canterbury, Sanderstead, Plumstead, Bristol, Dorking, 
Cambridge, Black Park, Ipswich, Lewes, Poynings, Vent- 
nor, Malvern, Newcastle-on-Tyne. 
The situations where it is found are woods. 
The perfect insect appears in June and July. 
