300 
The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 
September and October, and through the winter. 
It feeds on the flowers of the golden-rod (Solidago 
virgaurea). 
PTEROPHORUS MICRODACTYLUS. 
Plate CXXXII. Figure 19. 
Localities for this species are Scarborough, Brighton, 
Isle of Man, Howth, Alkham, Cambridge, Witherslack, 
Bristol, Conway, Warbreck Moor, Pembury, Kirkby in 
Lancashire. 
The perfect insect appears in May and June. 
The caterpillar is straw-coloured, the first segment 
with a dark patch ; the head also the same. 
The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in 
September and October, and it hybernates until May. 
It feeds on the flowers, seeds, and stems of the hemp 
agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum). 
PTEROPHORUS PALUDUM. 
Plate CXXXIL Figure 20. 
Localities for this species are in the Fens in Cam¬ 
bridgeshire. 
The situations where it is found are the Fens. 
The perfect insect appears in June and July. 
I am indebted to H. T. Stainton, Esq., for a specimen 
of this insect to figure from. 
