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yellowish-green. Head square and flattened above, with three longi- 
tudinal, purplish-brown and whitish stripes, which are continued on 
first segment. There are also two small projections like rudimentary 
antenne, one on each side of head .03 inch long. Body yellowish- 
green, an indistinct whitish dorsal line, a rather broad whitish line 
on each side, just below spiracles, bordered above with faint purple, 
which increases in depth of color towards the posterior rings, and 
becomes a purple stripe on anal prolegs with a resemblance to 
an inverted A. Beneath, same color as above, but with faint inter- 
rupted longitudinal lines. Spiracles white, bordered with purple. 
Above on each segment, from second to seventh inclusive, are five 
minute black dots (four in a square and one in front towards the 
head), and all the rings have a yellowish band on the swelled part 
where the succeeding segment is inserted. Legs pale green. 
The pupa is .50 to .60 inch in length, and of a dark olive green 
color, with the exception of the abdomen, which is pale ereenish 
yellow, and has a row of black dots on each side, and another dor- 
sal row. ‘he wing cases are very prominent, and from their strong 
contrast with the abdomen in color make the chrysalis a pretty ob- 
ject. The pupa is found in ‘the fold of the leaf, which is partly 
rolled, and fastened together by a slight silken web. 
The moth is a bright ochre-yellow. Body concolorous with the 
wings; antenne with yellow scales; front yellow; palpi yellow, 
spotted with pale brown, lke the legs. Fore wings spotted with 
pale brown, and crossed by two broad, broken, hght-brown lines; 
the inner on the inner quarter of the wing curved and consisting of 
about three spots; one on the costa, one on the inner margin, one 
on the median vein (the middle one often wanting). Outer line 
eurved, often forked on the first median cell, sending a smaller 
branch straight toward the apex; this branch often obsolete, and 
the whole line obsolete in the middle of the wing, and sometimes 
wanting on the costa. The same line is continued on to the hind 
wing; if is usually obsolete in the middle of the wing. No inner 
line on the hind wing. Fringe yellow, spotted with brown at the 
ends of the venules. Beneath as above. Length of body, male, 
0.75; of fore wing, male, 0.68-0.85, female, 0.95-1.06; expanse of 
wings, 2.00-2.20 inches. A common form, at once known by the 
bright ochre-yellow wings, its large size and broadly pectinated 
male antenne. The wings vary much in the extent of the spots 
and bands. 
Only one brood has thus far been noticed. The eggs are laid in 
June and hatched early in July, the pupa being found in this same 
month, and the imago commencing to emerge in from ten to fourteen 
days later. 
The larva is said to be injurious not only to the strawberry, but 
to the gooseberry and currant also, and it is reported by Mr. Saun- 
ders to feed upon several other plants. It may doubtless be de- 
stroyed, if it should chance to require so much attention, by the 
use of pyrethrum or Paris green. 
