THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Vol. XIV.] AUGUST, 1881. [No. 219. 



IS VANESSA POLYCHLOROS THE PEOTOTYPE OF 

 F. UETIGjE! 



A Query suggested by the Aberkant Form of a Specimen of 

 F. UrticcB OF Pohjchloros type.''' 



By William White. 



V. Uetic.e of Polychloros type. 



The caterpillar of the Vanessa exhibited was taken at 

 Highgate Hill in 1879, included in the larval " web " of a 

 community of Vrticce, and was reared throughout its existence 

 with the rest of the brood entirely upon nettle (Uiiica). During 

 the larval stage there was nothing noticeable in its appearance 

 to distinguish it in any way from its companions. In the 

 chrysalis form it bore the specific characters of Urticce as 

 regards its angular projections and general contour, but the 

 colours were somewhat richer in tone than is usual, sufficiently 

 so to attract special notice. The imago is rather below the 



* Extracted lioiu the ' Transactions of the Epping Forest and County of Essex 

 Naturalists' Fifld Club,' 



