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we found later that the caterpillar had retired 

 Avithin the gall and just sealed the end. Again, wo 

 have had larvge pupate in a box witliout trou1)ling 

 to make a shelter. 



If the weather is warm, the adult may emerge 

 in 14 to 21 days. Sometimes these are hard to rear. 

 The larvas are very strong, and the lid of the box 

 needs to be very secure to keep tliem prisoners. 



Another type is the " painted day moth " 

 (Agarista agricola), so gaily coloured that it is more 

 often taken for a butterfly than a moth. Tlie 

 general colour is black, with patches of orange, and 

 pale blue and red markings. Tlie larva is equally 

 gay in colour — black and white, with orange bands. 



Food plant is the ^'wild grape vine." We placed 

 a larva in a box with grape vine leaves, and it ate 

 them with seeming relish. It pupates in the ground, 

 and when confined in a cardboard box or match- 

 ]:)0x will tear off pieces of this and form a cocoon 



