THE RED SWORD-GRASS. 35 



Abroad, it is found throughout Europe (except the most 

 northern parts} ; Asia to Japan ; and the Canaries. 



The Red Sword-grass (Calocampa vdusta). 



In this species the ground colour of the fore wings varies from 

 wlnty brown to ochreous brown with a slight redd sh tinge A 



below the ren,form sl.gma in the paler and more typical 



Delow the reniform bv the orev miffuQin.^ -ru • 



c J T^, ' h^cy sunusion. I he SDecimenq 



are refe.able to var. brunnea, Tutt. The inner area in this 

 form ,s red-brown, or inclining to blackish brown 



The caterp.llar is green, with three yellow lines along the 



back, and a reddish orange stripe along the area of the 



sp>racles ; a ser.es of black-circled white dots on each side of the 



central Ime ; m the form figured (from a skin) on Plate 8, Fil 3 



he Imes on the back are white, and the spaces between thr^' 



brown ;ted 'f ™ IT" "''' '• '''''' ^'>'"'"»" "?'•' -ddish 

 such as dock, pers.caria, knotgrass, etc., also sedges and yellow 



Ma?ch'and AnTl'" ''""=""''' """^ October, and again in 



mes both . "^ ' . f'"" '° ''™ '^^^" ""'^'i ^' ™rio«s 

 times both earlier and later. Mathew records that a female 



captured at sugar on June ,r, deposited 36 eggs durinHe 



fo owing week These were laid in a chip^bo.,'f„d the cater 



p lars hatcned out on June 24, fed up quickly on knot<.rass 



attained full growth by July .4, and pupl.ed about tir°d"e 



