igo l.EI'inoPTF.RA. 



CLMitral ^ipot black ; the pale stripe oi" the upper side distinct 

 and margined on either side with black-brown, above as a 

 fine line, below as an ill-defined stripe ; cilia spotted with 

 black. Body and let^s whitish-brown ; tarsi dark brown, 

 S[)otted with dusky wliite. 



\ ariable in the depth of colour ot the central banil, W'hich 

 usually is dark i.'reenisli-brown, either wholly so, or with a 

 paler middle area, but sometimes it is much paler, and occa- 

 sionally of the green ground colour without a tinge of brown, 

 but the margins slenderly yet clearly defined, brown-black. 

 In accordance with this the basal area is darkened and 

 clouded, or clear, pale green with a very slender basal line ; 

 and the outer are;i is marbled, and also ornamented with a 

 row of white-edged black dots, or, on the other hand, is clear 

 smooth pale green with but one, two, or three black dots. 

 Tiie green colour in this species is, however, subject to 

 fading, even during life, and preserved specimens all, or 

 nearly all, take some shade of yellow-green or even pale 

 yellow, sadly falling off from the beauty of the fresldy 

 emerged examples. 



I']nd of -June till August, in one generation; occasionally, 

 in verv warm seasons, it has appeared early in June, or even 

 at the end of ^lay, but lu) evidence of a second generation 

 in the year seems to have bei'ii obtained, 



Lauva stout, bristly, warty and rugose, slightly tapering 

 to each extremity ; divisions oi' the segments deeply indicated ; 

 head small and rounded, bristly, dull lirowu, general colour 

 reddish-ochreous or pale ochreous mottled with brown and 

 with numerous indistinct grey longit udinal lines; dorsal line 

 interrupted, dark grey ; subdorsal lines grey, less distinct ; 

 spiracular stripe broad, incons])ieuous, dull red, sometimes 

 witii an orange tinge; usual spots very noticeable, raised, each 

 with a very conspicuous lilack dot emitting a stiff bristle ; 

 undersurface dull red with fine grey longitudinal lines or 

 shades, interruptedat the segmentaldivisions; legs dark brown. 



