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■of the back is a series of semi-lozenge-shaped dusky brown 

 spots, connected by the dorsal line of the same colour, 

 becoming indistinct on the posterior, and confluent on the 

 anterior segments ; subdorsal lines dusky and indistinct, 

 followed by a series of dusky blotches ; central ventral 

 line dusky and interrupted ; the whole body, especially the 

 back, studded with minute white tubercles and a few short 

 blackish hairs. The dorsal, subdorsal, and lateral spots and 

 lines are sometimes almost or entirely wanting, leaving the 

 larva a uniform pale yellowish-green. (Rev. H. H. 

 Crewe). 



Other forms figured by Mr. Buckler have the general 

 colour red-brown, purple-brown, grey-green, or full green ; 

 the head usually agreeing in colour with the body, and 

 the markings usually very distinct in a far deeper tone of 

 the ground colour. 



End of May, June, and a second generation from the end 

 of August till October ; on the flowers of Umhdlifcrm ; more 

 particularly of Angelica sylvestris, and Hcracleum spliondijlmm. 

 Hofmann adds Cicuta virosa, Laserpifium latifolium and 

 Peuccdanuin orcoselinum; and the late Mr. D'Orville, of Exeter, 

 reared a fine series, from the egg, upon flowers of Anthriscus 

 syhestris, there being no other umbelliferous plant obtainable, 

 in blossom, at the time at which these eggs hatched. 



This case was somewhat peculiar — the moths fi-om pupae 

 in his possession emerged in April. They paired, aud the 

 larviB from the resulting eggs fed up so rapidly, on the 

 Anthnscus, that some were full grown in a fortnight ; the 

 moths from these did not emerge till the beginning of July, 

 yet this would allow full time for a third brood in the year. 

 Mr. N. M. Eichardson has found that it will feed freely upon 

 the leaves of elder. While at rest, in the daytime it likes to 

 sit on the under side of one of the secondary umbels of the 

 great plants usually chosen, where it is only seen by close 

 scrutiny. Unfortunatelj^ it is excessively subject to the 

 attack of Ichneumon parasites. 



