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extreme angle. Head small, rather flattened, blackish-brown, 

 legs similar ; body dull green irrorated with white ; dorsal 

 line white upon the first four segments, slightly darker 

 beyond ; there is a row of curved darker dorsal markings, 

 faintly edged with white from the fifth to the twelfth seg- 

 ment, these curve behind and bisect the dorsal line ; on the 

 fifth segment are two lemon-yellow blotches connected by a 

 > -shaped whitish line pointing backwards and joined in 

 front to a curved white line from the head ; the enclosed 

 spaces velvety dark olive-green ; on the sixth segment is a 

 similar curved line clouded with velvety olive-green, uniting 

 two white dots ; on the apex of the twelfth segment is a 

 dark olive-green blotch, margined behind by a whitish line 

 which unites two white raised dots; another whitish line 

 runs laterally from the first pair of dorsal spots on the 

 twelfth segment to the anal prolegs ; spiracular line rosy- 

 grey, emitting a series of oblique pale streaks below the 

 spiracles, which are white ; usual spots white in dark grey 

 rings ; the sides from the head to the sixth segment shaded 

 with dark olive-grey ; on each side of the fifth segment is a 

 small whitish blotch. 



A variety, having the same pattern of markings, has the 

 ground-colour bright reddish-purple with pinkish cream- 

 coloured markings in place of the yellow and white ; the 

 oblique lateral stripes and the three dorsal blotches are rich 

 deep brown. All the legs are used in walking; in repose 

 the fifth and sixth segments are arched, and the anal segment 

 raised. (C. Fenn.) 



End of July till September on stinging-nettle and hop, 

 resting by day on the undersides of leaves, and feeding at 

 night. 



Pupa tapering at each extremity, the front portion swollen 

 into a rather long hooked projection ; deep dark purplish- 

 red, covered with a slight bluish efflorescence, which, when 

 removed, causes the abdominal segments to appear red. 



