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the wing; the shafts are pale ochreous-brown, or bone-colour; along the 
costa are six blackish quadrate spots; the fourth costal spot is the 
commencement of a blackish band, which extends across all the digits to 
the inner margin; a similar band runs from the sixth costal spot. 
Fringes pale ochreous-brown. Hind wing divided nearly to its base into 
six plumes, shafts and fringes pale ochreous-brown, variegated with 
blackish. July to April. 
Larva.—Length, 4 lines; somewhat leech-like, both extremities 
pointed; anterior segments retractile. Head smaller than 2nd segment, 
pale pinkish brown, spotted with darker brown ; mandibles dark brown. 
Ground colour reddish pink, or salmon-colour, becoming paler when nearly 
full-fed, and finally, just before pupation, yellowish white. No warts; 
but there are a few short bristles scattered over the body. Food, honey- 
suckle (Lonicera periclymenum); feeds in the flowers in June. 
Plate II., fig. 2, Alucita hewadactyla ; 2a, larva; 2, ditto, enlarged ; 
2¢, pupa, enlarged; 2d, food-plant, honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum). 
I take this opportunity of thanking Mr. Fitch for kindly 
sending me the larva of this species to describe. The imago is of 
frequent occurrence wherever there is honeysuckle, and hyber- 
nated specimens are often to be observed in outhouses in the 
country where that plant is near. If larve are desired, the 
flowers should be shaken over a sheet of paper, when the larvee 
will, if present, be shaken from their retreat. Honeysuckle 
growing round the hollow stem of a tree, or over a portico, is a 
favourite nursery of Alucita hexadactyla larva. 
Mimasroptiuus, Wallgr. 
pheodactylus, Hb. 
lunedactylus, Haw. 
(PuaTE IL., Fie. 3.) 
Twaco.—Expanse, 9-10 lines. Fore wing brown, rather glossy, darker 
along the costa from the middle to the tip of outer digit; a pale curved 
blotch extends from costa to inner margin, the inner edge of which touches 
the digital juncture. Fringes glossy brown, darker round the anterior 
edge of inner digit. Tip of outer digit subacute, that of inner obtuse. 
Hind wing glossy brown, fringes slightly darker. Head, thorax and body 
brown; abdominal junction paler. Legs shining brown. July and 
August. 
Larva.—Length, 7 lines; moderately stout, tapering towards anal 
extremity. Head smaller than 2nd segment, whitish, tinged with green ; 
