6o LEPIDOPTERA. 



broadly pink towards the hind margins, and with a broad 

 red stripe in the middle ; dorsal margin of the fore wings 

 clouded with blackish. Under surface of thorax and abdomen 

 rosy pink ; legs pinkish white. 



Usually not variable, but in the collection of the late 

 Mr. F. Bond is a bred specimen having the middle portion 

 of the fore wings devoid of scales and diaphanous, while 

 the margins— more especially the hind margin — are clouded 

 with smoky black. 



On the wing in June, and, very rarely, as a second 

 emergence, in August. 



Larva three inches in leng-th. Rather stout, especially in 

 the fifth and sixth segments, which, when the anterior are 

 retracted, become extremely puffy and thick ; anterior seg- 

 ments tapering rapidly to the small head ; beyond the sixth 

 segment rather cylindrical and less thick. Horn short, rough, 

 thick at the base, and curved slightly back. Head dark grey 

 or dark brown. Body dull umbreous or greyish brown, from 

 the fourth segment much dotted with black, especially on the 

 back ; second to sixth segments with a yellowish spiracular 

 line which sometimes spreads into a broad lateral blotch 

 extending almost to the feet. Just above this the fifth and 

 sixth segments have on each side a large and conspicuous 

 round eye-like spot, the lower portion of which is deep black, 

 the upper edged with black and enclosing a lunate or kidney- 

 shaped spot of a lilac or yellowish colour which has a black 

 centre. From the hinder of these ocellated spots proceeds a 

 broad, lateral, cloudy yellow or yellow-brown stripe, extending 

 to the anal segment. Horn and legs of the dark colour of 

 the body ; spiracles yellowish or brownish ringed with darker. 

 Sometimes the upper portion of the segments just behind the 

 head is blackish. 



Another and much handsomer variety has the head and 

 body entirely dull green mottled with irregular ragged black 



