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XYLOFIIASIA RUHEA. 
CLOUDED BORDERED BKINDLE. 
Plate XLYI. Figure 6. 
Localities for this very common species are York, Nun- 
buruholme, Sutton-on-Derwent, Charmouth, Brighton, 
Darenth Wood, Faversham, the New Forest, Black 
Park, Preston, Edinburgh, Falmouth. 
The situations where it is found are gardens, hedge- 
sides, etc. 
The perfect insect appears in June and July. 
The caterpillar is dark brownish shining red, with a 
white line along the back edged with brown, and a brown 
streak on the sides, bordered on its upper part with red. 
The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 
March and April. 
It feeds on the primrose (Primula vulgaris ), the sorrel 
(Rumex acetosella :), and various grasses, etc. 
The chrysalis is found enclosed in a slight cocoon 
of earth. 
XYLOPHASIA LITHOXYLEA, 
LIGHT ARCHES. 
Plate XLYI. Figure 7. 
Localities for this common species are York, Nunburn- 
holme, Sutton-on-Derwent, Charmouth, Brighton, Faver¬ 
sham, Black Park, Dorking, Peterborough, the Isle of 
Man, Penzance, and near Bream Bay, Falmouth. 
