DILEPIIILA. 



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beneath this a rose-coloured one, edged below with white ; 

 next comes a yellow lateral line, marked with a round rose- 

 coloured spot on each segment. The horn is rose-coloured 

 above, and black beneath. The other form of the larva has a 

 black head and a broad black dorsal line, which extends 

 downwards on each segment to a round white spot edged with 

 black, which is placed on a pale lateral line. Beneath this is 

 another similar line, containing a rose-coloured spot on each 

 segment. The belly and legs are black, and the horn is black 

 above and red beneath. 



The Striped Hawk-MuLh {Dilephiia Hvornica). 



The larva feeds on bedstraw (yGaliion vcruni) and vine 

 {Vitis vinifera). The metamorphosis is completed between 

 leaves, which are drawn together on the ground or just below 

 the surface. The pupa is yellowish-brown. Hie moth is 

 double-brooded in the South of Europe. 



This species is abundant throughout the Mediterranean 

 Region, Southern Asia, and the whole of Africa, but migrates 

 northwards in warm seasons as far as the British Isles, where 

 it is always a great rarity. Rambur remarks that in South 

 Spain the larva is alinost omnivorous, and is sometimes so 



