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THE CANADIAN ENTOMoLUGlST. 



from reddish to yellowish brown, feet reddish, prolegs brown, thickly 

 clothed with short hairs. 



This larva attains its full growth in the autumn and hybernates during 

 the winter under logs, the loose bark of decaying trees, or other suitable 

 ^.MUMIik;*,. hiding places. By the genial warmth of spring 



I .A^^^ilffliM^ffll^a^ it is aroused from its torpid condition and 



feeds for a few days upon grass, or almost 

 any other green thing it may meet with. It 

 then constructs a loose cocoon, within which 

 it enters the chrysalis state. 



The chrysalis is black with a beautiful 

 bloom on its surface, which is easily rubbed 

 Fig. 12. off; it has a flattened projection at its hinder 



extremity, which is tipped with a few bristles. 



After remaining about a fortnight in the pupa state, it appears as a 

 unique and very beautiful moth. In figure 13 (after Riley) a represents 



the female, b the male. The wings are white, ringed, streaked and spotted 

 with dark brown as shown in the figure. The thorax has ten or twelve 



