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The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 
August. 
It feeds on the poplar. 
The chrysalis is found in a cocoon among moss or in 
crevices of bark. 
ACRONYCTA STRIGOSA. 
Plate XLII. Figure 2. 
Localities for this species are Monkswood, and Ful- 
bourn near Cambridge. 
The perfect insect appears in July; July 16. 
The caterpillar is green on the sides, with a reddish 
brown stripe along the back, dotted with black towards 
the sides, and edged with yellowish ; a slight eminence 
on the back of the fifth and twelfth segments. 
The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 
September. 
It feeds on the sloe. 
The chrysalis is found in a cocoon among moss or in 
crevices of bark. 
ACRONYCTA ALNI. 
ALDER MOTH. 
Plate XLII. Figure 3. 
Localities for this species are Boxhill, York, Doncaster, 
Bran tingham, Charford near Bromsgrove, Brighton, W ake- 
field, Holme Bush in Sussex, Brighthampton, Morton near 
