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The caterpillar is pale dull yellowish; the head pale 
brown. 
The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 
May. 
It feeds on the stems and roots of the great hairy 
willow-herb (Epilobium kirsutuvi). 
LA VERNA PHRAGMITELLA. 
Plate CXXI. Figure 20. 
Localities for this species are Benworth in Norfolk, 
Cambridge. 
The situations where it is found are marshy places. 
The perfect insect appears in July. 
The caterpillar is yellowish white, with a brownish 
line along the back, and paler lines of the same colour 
below it, and on the sides. 
The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 
May. 
It feeds on the heads of the reed mace (Typha 
latifolia). 
LAVERNA DECORELLA 
Plate CXXII. Figure 1. 
Localities for this species are Brighton, Haslemere, 
Bristol, Kingsbury, Pembury, etc., etc. 
The situations where it is found are houses and out¬ 
houses. 
