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my lily leaves I supplied them with those of 

 the red bottle -brush flower, which they ate 

 readily. They were troublesome to keep, as' they 

 were always biting round holes iii the leno tied 

 over the box, even after I doubled it, and I 

 was constantly finding caterpillars on the table 

 and floor and in all sorts of places ; however, 

 they eventually turned to a very beautiful little 

 moth with dark purplish-brown fore-wings with 

 gold markings, and bluish-white hind-wings 

 (Glottula pancerati Cyrilla), so I was glad I 

 put up with their vagaries. 



I had some curious large flat caterpillars, 

 with very long tufts of greyish hair from every 

 segment, making them look very wide. When 

 touched they shot out two rows of thick dark 

 purplish-crimson hair, like brushes, just behind 

 the head, and then shut them up again, no trace 

 of colour being visible when undisturbed. They 

 always kept close side by side on the bark when 

 not feeding. The moth was a disappointing, dull- 

 brown species. One very like these, with the same 

 red bands, but a mauve tinge in the hair, was 



