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By G. E. J, CRALLAN, M.B. 



(Bead Feb. 22nd, 1906.) 



S a contribution to the Proceedings I venture to offer 

 an account of the life history of " Ophiodes or 

 Pseudophia Lunaris," a rare moth. I know of 

 no life history of this moth : Barrett gives merely 

 the full-grown larva, copied from another work 

 (Kirby). 



It is the only species of the Genus Ophiodes 

 that has been taken in Great Britain. It owes 

 its generic name to the remarkable resemblance of the young 

 larva in appearance and attitude to a small snake. The specific 

 name is derived from the semi-lunar marks on the sixth segment 

 of the larva. 



The moth is said to be plentiful in Spain in the cork woods, 

 and in dry oak woods in Austria, South Europe, and North 

 Africa. It is said to be very difficult to see when at rest among 

 dead leaves, but is readily disturbed in the day time. It will 

 come to sugar and light. 



The first British specimen was taken by Captain Chawner in 

 1832 in Hampshire. Others have been taken since, one at the 



