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surface rather pale hut warm purple ; a l:)roacl pale yellow 

 stripe extends throughout the dorsal area, dividing the black 

 IVontal plate into two sections ; there is a similar]}^ coloured 

 but much narrower line along the subdorsal region, and 

 another one between this and the spiracles ; raised dots 

 and spiracles black ; hairs grey, ventral surface uniformly 

 pale yellowish-green with a few minute black tubercles. 

 (G. T. Porritt.) 



A variety described bj' the Rev. H. 11. Crewe is dull red, 

 suffused with yellowish-green, or rirc rrrail ; dorsal stripe 

 broad, yellowish-green, with a slender darker dorsal line 

 through its middle ; subdorsal lines red edged with yellow ; 

 the spiracular greenish-yellow ; and the undersurface of the 

 same colour with two darker green sub-ventral lines; the 

 head dark reddish-brown. 



August and September, on duhojisis Irlraliit. and occa- 

 sionally G. Jinlaini III (hemp-nettles) ; more rarely on SfarJii/s 

 si/lra/irif and X nlpina ; in the capsules, feeding upon the 

 flowers and seeds. 



Pupa yellowish-green, slightly tinged with red ; in a tightly 

 spun earthen cocoon. (H. H. Crewe.) 



The moth is a very lively little creature; it hides in the 

 day-time among its food-plants, but is very easily disturbed, 

 flying nimbly to a fresh retreat ; but at about sunset, and 

 till dusk, it flies of its own accord over lanes and hedges, 

 dancing over the head of an intruder as though attracted by 

 curiosity, then away again in the same jaunty manner. 

 Apparently to be found wherever its favourite food-plants 

 are common, throughout England, and in many places in 

 plenty, yet recorded as uncommon in Sussex, Devon, and 

 Cornwall, rare in some parts of the South ilidlands, and 

 scarce in the rest of the IMidlauds and the north-eastern 

 counties. The only records that I possess for Wales are 

 Mr. Greening's in Denbigh and Flint, that of Mr. Vivian in 

 Glamorganshire, and my own in Pembrokeshire, where it is 



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