134 LEPIDOPTERA. 



on the anterior and posterior segments. Spiracular line 

 waved, I'ose-colour. Sub-dorsal and spii-acular lines con- 

 nected by a number of slanting rose-coloured streaks. Belly 

 pale sea-green or greenish-white, with a central white line. 

 Back studded with numerous small white tubercles. 



Var. 3. Whole of the back suffused with rose-colour. 

 Sub-dorsal lines yellowish. Dorsal blotches edged with 

 yellow. Spiracular line interrupted with yellow patches. 

 Belly greenish-white. Ventral segmental divisions white. 



This larva tapers considerably towards the head ; it is very 

 local, but occurs in some plenty in som.e parts of Bucking- 

 hamshire, where however it is confined to the open spaces 

 between and near the beech woods. It feeds upon the petals 

 of almost any flower which happens to grow in the locality, 

 e.g., Cenfaurea nigra, Knautia cwvensis, Gentiana Ama- 

 rella and G. campestris, Apargia hhpida, Origanum vul- 

 gare, Pr^aulla vulgaris, Galium moUugo. kc, preferring 

 the two first named. It is full fed in September. The 

 pupa, which is enclosed in an earthen cocoon, has the 

 thorax and wing-cases golden yellow, suff'used with red. 

 Abdominal divisions and tip red. The perfect insect ap- 

 pears in June. 



JEujnthecia castigata. Long, slender and tapering. 

 Ground-colour pale or dusky olive or reddish-brown, with a 

 chain of dusky lozenge-shaped dorsal spots, becoming con- 

 fluent on the anterior and posterior segments. Segmental 

 divisions reddish. Body thickly studded with minute white 

 tubercles, and clothed more sparingly with short bristly 

 hairs. Belly with a central blackish or purplish line run- 

 ning from tip to tail. Feeds promiscuously upon almost 

 every tree, shrub and flower in August and September. 



In almost every particular closely resembles the larva of 

 JE. vulgata. Pupa enclosed in an earthen cocoon. Ab- 



