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along the back; the line on each side below it white, 
with a white slanting streak from each segment; also a 
row of pale greyish red blots along the sides. 
The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 
August and September. 
It feeds on the wormwood (Artemisia maritima). 
The chrysalis is subterranean, enclosed in a large 
cocoon. 
CUCULLIA CHAMOMILLHL 
CHAMOMILE SHARK. 
Plate LXVI. Figure 10. 
Localities for this species are York, Lytham, New 
Brighton near Birkenhead, Waterloo near Liverpool, Birch 
Wood, Lewes, Putney, Wimbledon, Edinburgh, Hornsey, 
Manchester, Kingsbury, Dunbar, Plymouth, Worthing, 
and near London. 
The situations where it is found are woods, heaths, 
and commons. 
The perfect insect appears in April, May, and June. 
Some have been known as early as January, and others as 
late as July ; July 28. 
The caterpillar is pale yellow, with a dull olive green 
line along the back, and another of the same colour but 
waved and interrupted on each side below it. There is a 
rose-coloured cross band on each segment. 
The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 
July and August. 
It feeds on the feverfew (Matricaria chamomilla ), and 
the chamomile (Anthemis nobilis). 
