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length of the body on each side just above the legs and 

 claspers. 



Fourth moult, June 3<Dth. Body much the same, though 

 stouter, fine yellowish lines. Head rich sienna brown with 

 yellow cheeks and yellow stripes down forehead bifurcating 

 below, and a very fine central line also bifurcating. A broad red 

 wavy line edged with black along the side of the body just above 

 legs and claspers. Claspers large and spreading, each with 

 large white spot. Humps on eleventh and twelfth segments 

 sienna brown. Spots on sixth segment orange yellow bordered 

 with black, and a black spot inside the crescent. 



Fifth moult, July Qth. General appearances very similar. 

 Length 2^- inches. Fine lines yellow. Spiracles white edged 

 with black. Red lateral line well marked. 



The larva spins a cocoon among leaves and moss, and becomes 

 a rich brown pupa, which becomes nearly black before the moth 

 emerges. 



The length is 25 mm. or i inch. 



The Moth. The antennae are slightly serrated in the male ; 

 filiform in the female. The male is paler generally than the 

 female, and the markings are less distinct. The ground colour 

 is pale dingy brown sprinkled with dark brown scales. Near 

 the body is a small round dark brown spot. Outside this is a 

 curved whitish line bordered on the inner side by a brown line. 

 About the centre of the forewings is a distinct reniform spot 

 with pale brown centre and dark brown edge. Outside this is a 

 doubly-curved whitish line bordered on the outer side by a dark 

 brown line and an area of brown shading. Between this line 

 and the hind margin is a fine sinuous zigzag line, which is much 

 more distinct in the female than the male. Parallel with the 

 hind margin is a row of small black spots situated on the 

 nervures. The fringe is brown and wavy. 



The hind wings are pale drab at the base, while the marginal 

 area is shaded brown in the male and deep blackish brown in 

 the female. 



The head, thorax, and body are a pale drab colour. 



