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second and third segments and on the posterior half of the 

 othei's ; anal ^orolegs rather large and decidedly spreading. 

 The colour of both head and body is umber-brown variegated 

 with lighter brown ; the head pale, and reticulated down the 

 middle of the face, but on each cheek it has a still paler, as 

 well as a darker, mark ; these markings on the head are con- 

 tinuous with the dorsal ornamentation of the body, which 

 consists first of a pale and rather narrow dorsal stripe inter- 

 sected throughout by a darker line, and secondly of four 

 very conspicuous lozenges on the sixth, seventh, eighth, and 

 ninth segments ; each of these is pointed at its anterior, but 

 abruptly truncate at its posterior extremity ; the dorsal stripe 

 passes through all these ; each of these segments has a pale, 

 almost white, lateral mark below the lozenge, and these 

 lateral markings unite in forming a sinuous and imperfectly 

 connected lateral stripe, which is placed upon a slightly 

 dilated skin-fold. Viewed laterally the larva seems trans- 

 versely striped with pale oblique lines, the last of which, on 

 each, terminates in an anal proleg. The ventral is darker 

 than the dorsal area, and has four narrow stripes extending 

 from the legs to the ventral prolegs ; these strij^es are dark 

 brown but are divided and bordered by paler brown ; the 

 legs and prolegs are of the colour of the bod}^ The swollen 

 fifth segment is as conspicuous from below as from above ; as 

 the larva stands semi-erect, attached by its prolegs only, its 

 appearance with this dilated neck, if one may so call it. 

 reminds one of the figure of the cobra when irritated ! The 

 larva mmdhj rests in a somewhat bent position, the back 

 slightly arched, the first three segments bent at an obtuse 

 angle with the back and directed upwards ; the head and 

 legs tucked in and in contact. When touched or otherwise 

 annoyed it falls from its food-plant, bent nearly double, and 

 remains perfectly motionless, as though dead, for many 

 minutes. (E. Newman.) 



July till April or May ; or under favourable circumstances 

 feeding rapidly up and producing a second generation. 



