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patches on the back and sides, and the ocellated spots reddish 

 orange. 



This larva is at all times of an extremely striking appear- 

 ance when stretched out, from its long tapering anterior 

 segments, like the snout of a hog (whence its name), and the 

 great eye-like spots ; but when the anterior segments are 

 drawn in, the segments receiving them puffed out, swollen 

 and wrinkled, and the great eye-spots upon them even more 

 glaring and conspicuous, it becomes a truly formidable object, 

 and a cause of terror to the rustic mind. Few creatures can 

 look so truculent while so utterly harmless. 



July and August on Epilobium hirsuhcm, also occasionally 

 on Galium vericm, G. saxatik, G. palustre, G. uliginosum^ 

 Circcea httctiana, Mcnyanthcs trifoliata, Impatiens noli- 

 me-tangere, and, in gardens, on Fuchsia. It seems to feed 

 mainly at night, concealing itself low down among the food 

 plant in the day, but is said to crawl up for the purpose of 

 sunnincr itself at about four o'clock P.M. 



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Pupa regularly and smoothly rounded, but with the abdo- 

 minal segments rather deeply divided, and tapering to a 

 point, which is somewhat broadly spiked. Colour pale 

 brown, rather tinged with buff and with smoky clouding ; 

 anal tip black. On the back of some of the abdominal 

 segments is a row of sharp points. In a large open cocoon 

 of dirt and rubbish, held together with rather strong silk, on 

 or under the surface of the ground. Passing the winter in 

 this condition. 



The moth flies swiftly and actively at dusk, and is very 

 partial to the blossoms of the Common Yellow flag {Iris 

 pseud-acorits), against the brilliant yellow petals of which its 

 bright pink colouring shows in a charming manner. Also 

 said to frequent the flowers of Honeysuckle and Monkshood 

 {Aconitum), and well known for its fondness for the " sugar " 

 spread on trees to attract noctuw. Up and down this it will 



