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A})ril to June, on red currant and black currant {IIUhs 

 viibnua and R. nigruiii), feeding at night. During the day 

 it rests head downwards in the middle of the underside of a 

 leaf. 



The winter is passed in the egg state. 



Pupa moderately stout, gradually tapering towards the 

 tail ; colour pale green ; head tinged with white ; dorsal line 

 and nervures of the wing-cases darker ; anal point hooked, 

 pinls. Comparatively a large pupa. lOnclosed between two 

 leaves partially drawn together in a rough cocoon of open 

 silk network, through which it is C(uite visible. (C. Fenn.) 



The moth sits during the day usually in a currant bush, 

 but occasionally on a neighbouring fence or wall or even the 

 trunk of a tree, with wings erect to the utmost and in a par- 

 ticularly curious position as though on tip-toe, the legs 

 extended so as to lift it as liigli as possible, and the hind 

 wintrs drawn forward so as to lie behind the fore wines. If 

 disturbed it dashes hastily to another place of concealment. 

 At dusk it Hies naturally, and at dark is strongly attracted by 

 light. It is still to be found occasionally in the London 

 suburbs, and is everywhere confined to gardens and their 

 immediate neighbourhood, sometimes to be seen settled on a 

 gas-lamp or lighted window. Never plentiful, yet of very 

 general occurrence in suitable jilaces tliroughout England, 

 though scarce in the north and rather so in the extreme 

 south-west. In Wales the only records that I possess are in 

 Glamorganshire and Flintshire. It does not apjjear to have 

 been observed in Scotland ; and although the late Mr. 

 I-]. P)irchall recorded it from Cork, IViwerscourt, and Kings- 

 town, in Ireland, Mr. Kane is of opinion that it is not really 

 a resident in that country. There has, without doubt, been 

 some confusion in names and of records between this species 

 and 0. 2\i/>'i>liata. 



Abroad it is also somewhat local, but inhabits some por- 

 tions of France, also Holland, Switzerland, Northern Germany, 



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