50 
lines on either side of the hack ; the side line yellowish 
white. 
The chrysalis is found enclosed in a loose cocoon of silk. 
PLUSIA FESTUCiE. 
GOLD SPOT. 
Plate LXIX. Figure 2. 
Localities for this species are York, Nunburnholme, 
Sutton-on-Derwent, Falmouth, Cambridge, Manchester, 
Yaxley, Bowdon, Birkenhead, Worcester, Norwich, 
Warrington, Preston, Edinburgh, and near London. 
The situations where it is found are marshes, gardens, 
near water, etc. 
The perfect insect appears in August and September. 
The caterpillar is green with a dark green line along 
the back, and three narrow pale green lines on each side; 
the side line pale green. 
The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in July. 
It feeds on the sedge {Car ex divisa ), and the bur reed 
{Sparganium ramosum). 
The chrysalis is enclosed in a loose silken cocoon. 
PLUSIA IOTA. 
GOLD-Y. 
Plate LXIX. Figure 3. 
Localities for this species are York, Sutton-on-Derwent, 
Bromsgrove, Nafferton, Halton, Worcester, Scarborough, 
