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little black marks close together, beyond which is a black apical streak. Hind-wings with a 

 central dot, and the commencement of waved black lines on the inner margin ; abdomen with 

 a row of black dots on each side. Expands about three-quarters of an inch. Inhabits South 

 France, Piedmont, and Corsica in September and October. Larva yellowish-green, with a dark 

 green line on the back, pale subdorsal lines, and a whitish stripe on the sides ; head reddish. 

 It feeds on the flowers of Erica arborca in March and April. 



*95. E. Pumi/ata (Hiibn.). — Fore-wings pointed, reddish-white, with no distinct central 

 spot, the first double stripe arched, and bordered behind by a brownish-red band ; the last 

 double stripe is replaced by a narrow white and slightly interrupted line, edged in front by 

 a more distinct black line, and behind by a fine grey one, and distinctly continued on the hind- 

 wings ; the subterminal line is finely zigzag, and bordered with rusty-brown on the fore-wings 

 on the costa above the middle, and above the hinder angle. Expands about three-quarters 

 of an inch, but varies considerably in size and markings. The variety Tempestivata, Zell. 

 {Globulariata, Mill.), is smaller, uniform reddish-grey, with the lines straighter, not dentated on 

 the disc, and well marked on all the wings ; in the variety Parvularia, Hiibn., the lines are 

 straight, form only one angle, and do not coalesce opposite the cell. Widely distributed in 

 Central and Southern Europe and Western Asia in April and July. The larva is pale yellowish- 

 green or whitish, with dark green or reddish-violet lines on the back, and a paler line on the 

 sides. It feeds on the flowers of a great variety of plants, such as Clematis, broom, convolvulus, 

 Globiilaria, &c. {E. Incertata, Mill., which occurs at Cannes in June, is probably another variety. 

 It is clay-coloured, with three dark brown lines on the fore-wings, and two on the hind-wings ; the 

 central dot is brown and very small, and the elbowed line is marked with horizontal black 

 arrow-headed spots.) 



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