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changing a skin, when it appears of a brighter light brown, 

 with the spiracular region yellowish, and it is not until the 

 leaves are well out on its food-plant that, with another change 

 of skin, it assumes its final beautiful green colour. When full 

 fed it spins a pad of silk, generally on the under side of a leaf, 

 but occasionally under a recumbent stem, and, suspended to the 

 pad, assumes the pupa state. 



Pupa extremely elegant in shape, angular, with projecting 

 wing-sheaths in front, a prominent ridge on the back of the 

 thorax, and behind this, on the back of the abdominal segment, 

 a singular rounded projection like the high pommel of a saddle, 

 the projection being dark purple-brown and the " seat " of the 

 saddle bright green. The wing-sheaths are purplish-brown, as 

 also are two projecting divergent points in front of the head ; 

 the thorax being lighter olive-brown. Above the wing-sheaths 

 is a brilliant golden streak, and golden or silvery spots are 

 placed around the head, abdomen, and tail. 



I had the gratification, many years ago, of finding, in 

 Woolmer Forest, Hants, the larv« from which Mr. Buckler 

 made his exquisite drawings, and also the hybernaculum of a 

 young larva. Honeysuckle grew there in great abundance, 

 climbing the trees, and hanging in heavy masses from their 

 branches. The larvae were not, however, easily to be found on 

 these masses, seeming to prefer the long, slender, trailing 

 stems which passed from one bush or tree to another. Here, 

 in various sizes, they were feeding in May upon the leaves, 

 and early in June pupae were found in similar positions. A 

 week or two later the butterflies were flying gracefully up and 

 down the glades and woodpaths in all directions, or visiting 

 the bramble blossoms in the more open spaces. 



The exquisite grace of flight in this species was the theme 

 of our earlier writers, who related how still older entomolo- 

 gists — then called "Aurelians" — when prevented by the 

 infirmities of age from capturing their favourites, would still 



