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The perfect insect appears in June and July. 
The caterpillar is reddish brown, with three rows of 
black dots on each side. 
The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 
September and October, and on to the spring. 
It feeds on the sorrel (Rumex acetosella) and various 
grasses. 
LEUCANIA STRAMINEA. 
SOUTHERN WAINSCOT. 
Plate XLIV. Figure 4. 
Localities for this species are the Isle of Wight, Ham¬ 
mersmith Marshes, Whittlesea Mere, Poynings, Leasowe 
and Meols near Birkenhead. 
The situations where it is found are fens and marshy 
places. 
The perfect insect appears in June and July. 
The caterpillar is dull yellowish red, with a line along 
the back and two rows of blackish dots on each side 
of it, with numerous short lines on the sides, black and 
pale dull yellowish red alternately. 
The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 
February, March, and April. 
It feeds on several grasses. 
LEUCANIA IMPURA. 
SMOKY WAINSCOT. 
Plate XLIY. Figure 5. 
Localities for this species are York, Askham Bog, Nun- 
