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occupies the middle of the fore wings, while the hinder have 

 the basal portion blackened, and the middle occupied by a 

 magnificent shining white band ; this is followed by a reddish 

 stripe, and the marginal portion is shining white. 



In the same collection is a specimen having large oval 

 blotches on the under side of the fore wings, while that of 

 the hind has the white spots so brilliant as to appear silvery ; 

 and others with a broad black or brown central fascia or band 

 upon the fore wings, or with a white central stripe on the hind 

 wings. Mr. Sydney Webb has one in which a dark trans- 

 verse band on the fore wings is suppressed, leaving a broad 

 fulvous central fascia ; another having on the under side of 

 the fore wings pale ivory spots like those of the hind, and 

 others with the markings on the upper side coalescing or 

 suffused. One in the Doubleday collection is entirely dark 

 brown, except a I'ow of red fulvous spots. One of the late 

 Mr. Bond's is similar, with a row of pale spots ; Mr. H. Goss 

 has one of a uniform brown to the middle of the wings ; and 

 Mr. S. J. Capper one almost spotless, the fore wings pale, the 

 hind dark. 



June and the beginning of July. 



Larva, one inch long, covered with obtuse conical spines, 

 the second segment having two ; the third, ten ; the fourth, 

 eight ; the fifth to the eleventh, eleven each ; the twelfth, 

 ten ; and the last, four. These are arranged transversely on 

 the back and sides so as to fall into longitudinal lines ; those 

 of the back orange-yellow, changing to whitish at the sides ; 

 all are set with straight short pointed black bristles at an acute 

 angle ; and between the spines are numerous short black 

 hairs each ai'ising from a white raised dot. The general 

 colour is black on the back, becoming gradually blackish-olive 

 on the sides ; anal flap olive ; ventral surface olive brown ; all 

 the body except the dorsal line is thickly set with the white 

 raised dots already mentioned. Head black, with a transverse 

 whitish stripe above the mouth, and a cluster of whitish spots 



