i«» LEPIDOPTERA. 



or more dorsal crests, often partially prostrate ; fore wings 

 rather ample, broadest behind and with the hind margin 

 slightly crenulated ; hind wings broad, dull coloured, vein 5 

 very faint, arising near the middle of the cross-bar. 



Larv^ cylindrical, smooth, rather stout ; active. Feeding 

 at night on low growing plants or shrubs. 



Pup^ subterranean. 



A table of the four species may be useful : 



A. Fore wings marbled, black and green. E. herhida. 

 A^. Fore wings marbled, grey or black, and dusky-white. 



E. occulta. 

 A^. Fore wings marbled, black and red-brown. 



B. Basal half black-brown ; reniform stigma large, tinged 

 with red. E. safura. 



B^. Central band dai'kest ; reniform stigma edged with 

 white. E. adusta. 



1. E. herbida, ITilh. ; prasina, Stand. Cat. — Expanse If 

 to 2 inches. Fore wings green, with the base, hind margin, 

 and central band marbled with black ; transverse lines, 

 costal spots, and twin spots near the apex and middle of the 

 subterminal line, all black ; hind wings dark smoky-brown. 



Antennae of the male simple, almost naked, dark brown ; 

 palpi tufted, black-brown at the sides, white in front, apical 

 joint white tipped with black ; face white, top of head more 

 greyish ; collar pale green or greenish-white, upper portion 

 barred and margined with black-brown, shoulder lappets 

 green, streaked or dashed with black ; remainder of thorax 

 crested on top and back, marbled brown and green, but the 

 tips of the crests brighter brown, sometimes tawny •, fascicles 

 rather short, smoky -white ; abdomen smoky-brown, basal 

 portion covered with long smoky-white scales, among which 

 on the basal segment is a short, fugitive dorsal crest or tuft, 

 usually tipped with black; lateral and anal tufts small, 

 - smoky-brown. Fore wings elongated, broad behind ; costa 



