72 METAMORPHOSES OF 



Pupa, a, February, 1880. 



Pupation takes place iu a cocoou, which is partly formed 

 of bits of leaf woven into the web, and sticking out in all 

 directions. 



(a, Full-fed, Jan. 21; Imago, Feb. 9, '80= 19 days. 

 Imago, j. 



The moth appears about three weeks after the caterpillar 

 is full-fed. 



Family Eemigiid^. . 



LI. — Remigia mensuralis. 



Remigia mensuralis, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. Brit. Mus. 

 xiv., p. 1499 (1858). 



Larva, a, Full-fed. San Paulo, Jan. 14, 1880. 



These caterpillars appeared in great numbers in January, 

 1880, in the neighbourhood of San Paulo, feeding on 

 " capim," a sort of coarse grass much grown for feeding 

 horses, etc. 



Pupa, a, Full-fed, Jan. 14 ; Imago, Jan. 28, '80 = 14 days. 



Pupation takes place in a cocoon spun between the blades 

 of grass. 



Imago, a, Full-fed, Jan. 14 ; Imago, Jan. 28, '80 = 14 days. 



The moth emerges from the pupa fourteen days after the 

 larva is full-fed. 



