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tinge on the nervures and along the hind margin and apex; 

 cilia pale sulphur. Female similar. In absolutely fresh and 

 just emerged specimens the fore wings are often devoid of the 

 brownish colour on the nervures, which then are of the same 

 sulphur-white. 



Underside much more strongly marked ; fore wings pale 

 sulphur-yellow ; the costa, nervures, discal spot, and a short 

 bar beyond it all dark brown. Hind wings white with the 

 subcostal nervure brown, and a cloudy brown spot where it 

 divides ; hind margin faintly clouded with brown and having 

 short similar streaks on the nervures. Body and legs yellow- 

 brown, the latter browner in front. 



On the wing in July and August. 



Larva rather stout, but fusiform ; head large and broad, 

 with the labium projecting, and the antenna! papillae distinct ; 

 lobes shining black, face greenish-white, with black bars in 

 the middle and over the mouth ; dorsal plate very broad, 

 black, but having a greenish band spotted with black in 

 front ; body whitish-gi'een ; dorsal stripe smoky grey, 

 broadened and narrowed on every segment ; subdorsal stripes 

 very broad, smoky grey ; all the ordinary raised dots large, 

 flattened, shining black ; undersurface greenish-white with 

 rows of similar black dots ; spiracles small black ; anal 

 segment greyish-white, much spotted with black ; legs and 

 prolegs black, and a large black spot lies on the outer side of 

 each of the latter. Much contracted when at rest. (Described 

 from individuals furnished by Mr. C. W. Watts.) 



August and September on the flowers of wild carrot 

 (jDaucus carota), feeding upon the flower-heads and green 

 seeds, living in a tough tube of white silk in the flower or 

 seed-head ; rather sluggish, yet moving if necessary to 

 another umbel. Abroad it is said to feed also on Peuce- 

 daniim palmtrc, P. oreosclinum, and Laserintium latifolium, 

 all umbelliferous plants. 



Pupa rather stout, the thorax full and slightly keeled, as 

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