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The caterpillar is black, with a broad red stripe on each 
side above the feet. 
The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 
September. 
It feeds on the heather and the sweet gale (Myrica 
Gale). 
The chrysalis is found in cocoon in crevices of bark 
or among moss. 
ACRONYCTA MYRICA5. 
SPURGE MOTH. 
Plate XLII. Fvftire 8. 
Localities for this species are the New Forest (?) 
and Rannock. 
The situations where it is found are the moors and 
heathy places. 
The perfect insect appears in May and June ; May 27, 
June 15. 
The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 
August and September. 
It feeds on the sweet gale (Myrica Gale), and the 
sallow (Salix caprcca). 
The chrysalis is found in a cocoon in crevices of 
bark or in moss. 
