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with the apex uf the head a diitioct triangle ; tliese are 

 bordered by two other lines of the same colour, which 

 a^jproximate, but do not join at the second segment ; com- 

 mencing at this point are two lines of a burnt umber colour, 

 which continue more or less distinctly down tlie back to the 

 anal extremity ; within this is a finer line, of the same colour. 

 as far as the fourth segment, followed by a distinct and 

 intensely black spot ; there are five of these spots and the 

 line uniting them is also black ; the remainder of this line is 

 rich chestnut-brown, very clearly defined. In addition to 

 the spots already named are others, very minute, deep black 

 and surrounded by a white ring ; ground colour dull whitish 

 clay, more or less mottled, but the four posterior segments 

 are much paler, almost white, (llev. J. Greene. ) 



August and tSejitember on Clematis vitalho (traveller's 

 joyj, feeding up rapidly upon the leaves. When at re.st it 

 lies in a straight position, closely pressed to a footstalk 01 

 midrib. 



Pupa not very stout, the abdomen rather slender ; head 

 blunt and a little squared ; dorsal surface very i-ough from 

 abundant pitting, which extends to the head ; wing covers 

 swollen and wrinkled, showing the form of the uervures, and 

 between these sculpture of rough incised lines ; abdominal 

 segments, except their hinder edges, abundantly pitted ; anal 

 segment rounded up and a little swollen ; cremaster very 

 short, conical, armed with a short bristly spike ; colour uni- 

 formly red-brown. In a tough cocoon of silk covered wit ii 

 earth, in the ground. The winter is passed in thi.'- 

 condition. 



The moth remains concealed during the day in dense 

 masses of its food plant, the wild clematis, or in hedges or 

 bushes in its neighbourhood, and may lie beaten out or dis- 

 turbed by the footstep, when it flies (juietly to another hiding; 

 place. It sits with the fore wings rather bent down at both 

 margins and fpiite covering the hind wings, yet leaving tlie 



