304 LEPIDOPTERA. 



A little variable in the dejith of colour of the Ijrown mark- 

 ings, and in tbe extent of the ])ale area within the central 

 band, which frequently becomes a complete cloudy interior 

 stripe ; occasionally also the central band is bordered on each 

 side by a white line. 



On the wing from the end of June till August. 



Lakva very stout ; each segment swollen laterally ; divisions 

 well marlv'ed ; sides wrinkled and, i\\i\\\ the elevation of the 

 lateral spots, appearing vandyked ; head small, rounded, 

 brown, the face ]mler ; body ochreous or reddish-ochreous, 

 tinged on the back witii green ; a row of V-shaped dorsal 

 markings pointing forwards and having an ochreous s])ot at 

 the tip, are broadly shaded in front with green ; these mark- 

 ings extend from the dorsal line to the spiracles and are most 

 distinct on the middle segments ; the dorsal line is thread- 

 like, green, often hardly visiVde ; subdorsal lines represented 

 bj- yellow oblique dashes on each segment ; spiracular line 

 waved, whitisli-oehreous, edged above witli tlark green or 

 crey ; spiracles grey in pale ochreous rings ; anal flap edged 

 with pale ochreous; raised dots ochreous; undersurface, legs 

 and prolegs of the same colour ; a (piadrate green dorsal spot 

 lies on the twelfth segment. (Chas. Fenn.) 



August to September ca- October ; on various species of 

 Cltcnopodlum (goose-foot), feeding npon the tlowers and 

 especially the seeds; also occasionally on those of Alfipli.r 

 (Orache) ; feeding at night ; very sluggish, remaining upon 

 the seed-vessels during the day, usually luimped togetlier, 

 curved somewhat into the form of a iigure 2. 



I'li'A verv short and thick, almost ovate; the liaclc very 

 broad ; shoulders rounded and also a protuberance on the 

 back of the head ; wing and limb covers, ami the dorsal sur- 

 face, head and shoulders, densely sculptured with fine incised 

 dull lines ; eyes prominent ; abdomen rapidly tapering, 

 coarsely punctured, anal segment bluntly rounded: (-remaster 

 very small, sharply pointed. Colour uniform darlc red-brown. 



