BRITISH AND EUROPEAN BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS. 



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yellowish on the outer side, obtusely angulated 

 in cell 3 and fairly straight from here to the 

 costa, at the same time sloping away from 

 the hind margin. There is no central spot in 

 the central area. It is common in Central and 

 Southern Europe in April and May, and again 

 in July and August. The larva is dark green 



with a row of small dull red lozenge-shaped 

 spots on the back connected by a line of the 

 same colour, a red lateral line bordered with 

 yellow and yellowish incisions. It feeds on 

 the flowers of clematis, heath, broom, etc. The 

 pupa is dusky olive with dark wing-cases, and 

 has an earthen cocoon. 



