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ERASTRID^. 
ERASTRIA VENUSTULA. 
Plate LXYIII. Figure 2. 
Localities for this species are Epping Forest near 
Loughton. 
The situations where it is found are heathy parts of 
woods. 
The perfect insect appears at the end of May, and in 
June and July; May 29; June 7, 12, 14, 16, 24, 29. 
This species flies in the sunshine. 
ERASTRIA FUSCULA. 
Plate LXVIII. Figure 3. 
Localities for this species are Sutton-on-Derwent near 
York, Brighton, Bristol, Worcester, Lewes, Stowmarket, 
Exeter, Tenterden, Looe, West Looe, Bere Forest, Barn¬ 
staple, Dingwall, Killarney, and near London. 
The perfect insect appears in June and July; June 20. 
The caterpillar is yellowish grey with a broad brown 
line along the back, and another blackish and slender 
one below it on each side. 
The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 
August and September. 
It feeds on the bramble. 
The chrysalis is found in a cocoon among leaves and 
moss. 
