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of the figure 2, but if toucht-d curls up spirally and feigns 

 death. 



I'lTA slightly enlarged in front, eyes prominent; alxlomeu 

 tapering, but with the anal extremity swollen and furnished 

 with a projecting bristle. Shining umber-brown ; divisions 

 of segments dull orange. Subterranean, in a tliin cocoon of 

 sillv and earth. (Chas. Feun.) It is said to lie rather long 

 in cocoon in the larva state before changing to pupa. 



The winter is passed in the pupa state, or possibly in that 

 of an unchanged larva, but iu the cocoon. 



The mutli may be seen sitting iu the daytime on walls, 

 •windows, doors, fences, and tree trunks — everywhere in the 

 vicinity 01 houses and gardens, usually with head obliquely 

 downwards, and always with the fore wings closely cover- 

 ing the hind, but not hiding the body. Constantly on the 

 alert, unless the weather is very cold, starting away when 

 approached, to settle immediately in a similar place, and 

 again to move if followed. Quite the most common moth to 

 be seen about gardens everywhere, in London and other 

 large towns as freely as in the country, and abundant 

 throughout England, AVales, Ireland, and the mainland of 

 Scotland, but though everywhere present, becoming scarce 

 iu the Shetland Isles. 



Abroad it is found throughout Europe, even to Turkey, 

 but is said to be scarce in the South of Spain ; also found iu 

 Algeria, Asia Minor, Armenia, the mountain regions of 

 Central Asia, and Japan ; also in North America, in New- 

 England, New York State, and Pennsylvania ; and rarely in 

 Labrador, but I find no record for the vast intermediate 

 extents of count it. 



o, C. munitata, HuXk — Expanse 1 to 1| inch. Fore 

 wings smooth and silky, ]>ale grey or pale yellow-brown, 

 with a broad unicolorous purple central band, margined with 

 darker. Hind wings smoky greyish-white. 



