104 LEPIDOPTERA. 



darker in varying degrees, to smoky-black with blacker 

 nervures, and even to deep black. Such examples are in tbe 

 collection of Dr. P. B. !Mason at Rnrton-on-Trent. 



On the wing at the end of June and in Jnly ; also in a 

 very partial second generation in September and October. 



Lauva long, smooth, slender and rather tapering towards 

 the head ; ground colour uniform dark green with a waved 

 yellowish spiractdar line ; segmental divisions yellow ; on the 

 anal tip is a dark purplish spot ; undersurface whitish and 

 wrinkled, a dark sfreen central line runnino: its whole length. 



Or — With a series of dorsal dusky triangular markings, 

 becoming very faint or altogether evanescent on the anterior 

 and posterior segments : on each side is a row of oblique 

 yellowish stripes tinged with pink. 



Or — Deep velvety green, dorsal line wanting : sub-dorsal 

 lines each represented by a series of yellowish-white spots ; 

 spiracular line of the same colour ; on the middle of each 

 segment, between the subdorsal spots and the spiracular 

 line, is a rather large purple blotch ; undersurface whitish 

 green, with a central dark green line. 



Or — Ground colour dull reddish-purple ; dorsal line dusky 

 purple, enlarged into an arrow-shaped spot at each segmental 

 division ; subdorsal line much broken, dull orange : spiracular 

 line Ijright yellow, orange in the middle, spotted with purple 

 at the segment.al divisions, and bordered broadly, on the 

 lower side, with dull purple; dorsal line at the anal tip 

 reddish ; undersurface greenish or pale yellow with a central 

 narrow purple line. 



Or — Pale yellowish-olive with the undersurface paler ; 

 dorsal line deep purplish-red, enlarged in the middle of each 

 segment, paler between, but very dark on the anterior and 

 anal segments : subdorsal lines dull yellow, j)urple in the 

 middle of the segments ; spiracular lines yellow, similarly 

 blotched with purple. 



Or-^Uniform bright velvety green ; dorsal line faintly 



