20J. LEPIDOPTERA. 



sister, captured by her at Annshaw, South Africa, examples 

 of this species, having the middle area of the fore wings 

 patched and clouded with iiaU oclireous, and with a blotch 

 of the same outside the reniform stigma. 



On the wing in May, June, and July, but in a very forward 

 spring I have met with it at large as early as April 1st. A 

 second generation appears at the end of July and in 

 August. 



Laeva elongate, cylindrical, head small, rounded, shining 

 ochreous ; mouth brown ; on the second segment is a horny 

 plate ; body pale green, dorsal line slightly darker, pulsating ; 

 subdorsal line white, interrupted on each segment by a dark 

 dash on its upper edge ; spiracular line rather broad, pink, 

 edged above and below with white ; spiracles white, edged 

 with black ; on the undersurface is a black spot before and 

 behind the penultimate pair of prolegs. (C. Fenn.) 



A variable larva. Buckler figured one of a rich soft green 

 without markings except the broad pink spiracular stripe ; 

 others showing the dashes on the subdorsal region very 

 distinctly dark red ; another wholly dull purplish-grey ; 

 another dull purple-brown with short darker dorsal and 

 subdorsal streaks, and the spiracular stripe whitish edged 

 above with dark purple-brown ; and another with the colour 

 and markings of a richer purple-brown and the spiracular 

 stripe broadly pink ; but the green forms appear to be the 

 most frequent. 



June, July, and August, and in a partial second brood in 

 September and October, on Chenojjodmm album, C. vulvaria, 

 C. lonus-henricus, C. hotri/oides, Atriplecc pattda, and doubtless 

 other species of Chenopodium and Atri^Jlex; feeding at night, 

 hiding itself in the daytime under its food plant and adjacent 

 weeds, upon the ground, 



Pupa of ordinary form, extremely smooth and shining, 

 skin very thin and devoid of sculpture, anal extremity 

 suddenly rounded off and with only a very small rounded 



