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The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in July 
and August. 
It feeds on the St. John’s Wort (Hypericum calycinum). 
The chrysalis is subterranean. 
CLOANTHA SOLIDAGINIS. 
GOLDEN-ROD BRINDLE. 
Plate LXY. Figure 6. 
Localities for this species are York, Saddleworth, Sta- 
leybridge, Rugeley, Ashton, and The Brushes near 
Manchester. 
The perfect insect appears in August and September. 
The caterpillar is dark reddish brown with a narrow 
line along the back, and the spots pale yellow, the 
latter placed in a row of blackish blots ; the side line 
pale yellow and broad. 
The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in June. 
It feeds on the bilberry ( Vaccinium Myrtillus). 
The chrysalis is found under the surface of the ground. 
CALOCAMPA VETUSTA. 
RED SWORD-GRASS. SCARCE SWORD-GRASS. 
Plate LXV. Figure 7. 
Local ities for this fine species are York, Stockton Forest, 
Doncaster, Nunburnholme, Crompton’s Coppice near 
York, Scarborough, Birkenhead, Bristol, Darenth Wood, 
Brighton, Birch Wood, Burton-on-Trent, Wimbledon, 
Cambridge, Carlisle, Stirling, Lower Guiting, Edinburgh, 
