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Ou the wiag in September and October. 



Larva elongate, cylindrical, smooth, skin rather shining, 

 head rounded, green, dusted with Ijrown; body dark green; 

 dorsal line darker, faintly shaded on each side with paler 

 green than the ground colour ; subdorsal lines broad, whitish 

 or yellowish ; spiracular lines very conspicuous, broad and 

 white ; continued round the anal flap ; spiracles red. ringed 

 with black ; on the uudersurt'ace are three white stripes, the 

 middle one the widest. 



A variety has the dorsal and subdorsal lines broad dark 

 green. 



Another is uniform dull yellow, with a slightly darker 

 dorsal line, and faintly paler ventral stripe. (Clias. Fenn.) 



It has been asserted that the green individuals are found 

 upon plants with little bloom ; that where blossom is abun- 

 dant the larvae are yellow ; and that upon old stunted plants 

 with little foliage or blossom they are much blackened. 



April till the beginning of June, ujiuu broom, iSp<irtiii m 

 scop'iriam,) eating the little leaves. 

 The winter is passed in the egg-state. 



PCPA elongate, anal extremity with a forked spike ; there 

 is a slight ventral projection from the wing cases ; spiracles 

 prominent, and thi-re is a series of round indentations on the 

 back ; colour red-brown, or dull red; wing and limb cases 

 often tinged with olive green ; dorsal shade darker brown. 

 Buried about eight inches below the surface of the earth ; 

 not in a cocoon. (C. Fenn.) 



Mrs. Bazett has recorded that after emergence it will run 

 about for many hours with undeveloped wings, but that at 

 about 8 or !> a.m. the long pointed wiugs will become almost 

 suddenly fully formed. 



The moth conceals itself closely during the day among the 

 broom bushes, so closely indeed that it is then ditticult to lind; 

 but Hies a little at dusk about the same bushes, and after 

 dark sits upon tiiem with its wings hanging down ratlier 



