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with many rows of small black spine-areas scattered over the back 

 and sides of the body, each area supporting quite a long light or 

 dark hair. The hairs are longest at the anterior end. The head 

 is amber and the last abdominal segment dusky or faintly bluish. 

 The mature caterpillars vary from about ^ to 1 inch in length, 

 and are entirely covered with thick, long, buff-colored hairs. There 

 are 2 black tufts on the dorsum of the first abdominal segment and 

 a similar one on the eighth segment. There is a median longi- 

 tudinal stripe on the dorsum, while the sides and much of the ven- 

 tral surface are dusky or black. On the dorsum there is a yellow 

 longitudinal stripe on each side of the median black stripe and a 

 yellow stripe on each side of the body in the dark area. The 

 head and prolegs are amber and the front or true legs are black. 



Pupa (Fig. 3). The pupae are dark reddish-brown with indis- 

 tinct lighter markings. They average about % of an inch in 

 length. Sometimes the cast larval skin remains attached to the 

 posterior end. 



Adults (Fig. 4). The moths are very pretty, the front wings 

 being of a rich, fairly light-brown above and almost black beneath. 

 The veins often appear darker. The hind wings are dark-brown 

 throughout, as are also the ventral surfaces of the front wings. 

 Both pairs are bordered with white and often show some irides- 

 cence. The bodies are beautifully metallic blue or greenish with a 

 bright red stripe on each shoulder. The prothorax and head are 

 of the same red color, with the exception of quite a large black area 

 on the dorsum of the former and a small black spot on the front 

 and one around each eye of the latter. There may also appear two 

 faint black spots on the dorsum of the head between the eyes. The 

 eyes, antennas and proboscides are black, the latter being half as 

 long as the bodies. The legs are black with white spots at the 

 tips of the femora and tibiae of the females and large patches of 

 white on the femora, tibiae and tarsi of the males. The males may 

 be further distinguished by the feathery antennae and slightly 

 smaller size. The average length of the female body is about I/2 

 inch and the wing expanse about 1 ^ inches. 



