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little horns, and the slioulders of the wing cases also sharply 

 angulated ; the back of the thorax rises in a sharp curve, and 

 drops in a little at the waist ; the abdomen swells out in a 

 larger curve, the segmental divisions being marked by project- 

 ing edges ; the wing cases are bluntly rounded off below, and 

 the ventral outline is slightly curved ; the anal tip furnished 

 with two extremely sharp points, hardly spikes, which seem 

 to have no hooks ; and on the ventral surface is a sort of 

 scutcheon, on the front edge of which are two knobs, each 

 with a little curved spine pointing backwards, the use of 

 which appears to be to retain hold on the cast larval skin, 

 and so safely suspend the pupa, a task for which the little 

 anal spikes are inadequate. Colour pale drab with variable 

 markings ; head and wing cases ochreous, marked and lined 

 with dark brown, a broad dark brown stripe on each side of 

 the dorsal line, and another below ; or, antenna cases and 

 wing sheaths outlined with brown ; abdomen more ochreous, 

 with its segments edged with whitish, and with brown 

 streaks interrupted by a middle pale stripe ; spiracles brown. 

 There is a good deal of variation in the distribution of the 

 pale markings. (Hellins.) 



Mr. Chas. Fenn describes it concisely : " Short, stout ; head 

 bifid ; edges of wing cases slightly raised ; colour very pale 

 whitish ochreous ; wing cases streaked with blackish brown ; 

 back and sides with rows of irregularly-shaped brownish or 

 blackish spots." 



Usually suspended to a grass stem or blade close to the 

 ground. 



This bright-looking butterfly exhibits an extraordinary 

 attachment to hedges, especially those well overgrown with 

 bramble, upon the blossoms of which it loves to rest. It 

 rarely mounts to trees, and except for the purpose of 

 depositing its eggs, seems to avoid the ground, but keeps 

 fluttering about the sides of the hedges, often in multitudes, 

 and in the most cheerful manner, so that the bushes in July 

 seem fairly alive with their constant movements. Very fond 



