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it then rests on the stalk of its foorl-plant by Hay. generally 

 with the head rlownwards, and in a perfeclly straight jiosition ; 

 on the approach of evening it turns ronnd, reascends the 

 stalk, and feeds on the leaves during the night. Head prone, 

 scarcely so wide as the 2nd segment, and without any 

 manifest notch on the crown : bi)dv of uniform substance 

 throughout, and having a perceptible lateral skinfold along 

 the region of the spiracles ; each segment has a few small 

 warts, and each wart emits a short and feeble bristle. Co- 

 lour of the head iimber-brown, in some sj)ecimens inclining 

 to red : body velvet}' red-brown, or velvety olive-green ; 

 in both varieties there is a series of medio-dorsal V-shaped 

 markings of great beauty ; these occur on the 5th, 6th, 

 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th segments; the apex of each 

 mark points towards tlie head ; its sides are not quite closed 

 at this point, but allow the passage of a fawn-coloured 

 stripe which expands innuediatelj- after entering the area 

 enclosed by the V, and is again restricted to a mere line, 

 where it approaches the boundary of the scgirient ; the re- 

 mainder of the area enclosed by the V is of a lovely rose- 

 colour; each side of the V is bordered with rich brown ; 

 anterior to each V, that is, adjoining the anterior margin of 

 each segment, are four short parallel lines, paler in the brown 

 variety, perfectly white in the green one; lateral skinfold in 

 both varieties aliuost white, and thrown up in bold relief by 

 contrast with the ground colour immediately adjoining it ; 

 l)elly of the prevalent ground colour ; legs semitransparent 

 and pinkish ; claspers of the prevailing grotind colour. It 

 spins a slight web amongst the leaves of its food-plant, and 

 changes to a pupa in May ; the perfect insect appears in 

 June. I am indebted to Mr. Wright for the opportunity of 

 describing this beautiful larva. — Edward Newman. 



Description of the Larva, of Cidaria rihesiaria. — The 

 eggs are laid in July, on the bark of currant and gooseberry 

 stems, but do not hatch until the following spring, when the 

 larva feeds on the leaves, and is full-fed in June. Head 

 rather small, porrected, but not distinctly exserted ; 2nd 

 segment small and narrow ; 3rd swollen all round ; the 

 remainder of the body uniformly cylindrical. There are 

 two very distinct varieties ; in the more common variety 

 the colour of the head is sepia-luown, variously shaded 



