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tlie second segment brownish; the head blackish brown. 
The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in Octo¬ 
ber, and on to March. 
It feeds in the stems of the thistle. 
IIOMiEOSOMA SINUELLA. 
Plate LXXIX. Figure 13. 
Localities for this species are Brighton. 
The perfect insect appears in July. 
IIOMjEOSOMA nimbella. 
Plate LXXIX. Figure 14. 
Localities for this species are Brighton, Exeter, Bristol, 
Birkenhead. 
The situations where it is found are sandy coasts. 
The perfect insect appears in May, June, and August. 
The caterpillar is yellowish or greenish white, with five 
broad pale stripes of violet colour, the second segment 
brownish yellow with a black spot on each side; the head 
brownish yellow. 
The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 
August. 
It feeds on the fiowers of various composite plants. 
