LACKEY-MOTH. 



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their middle by a darker band which is bordered by pale 

 stripes; hind-wings somewhat lighter, crossed by a vague 

 darker stripe. 



Caterpillar extending to 45 mm. in length, with 16 legs, 

 marked with alternate stripes of blue, reddish-brown and 



cf 



Fig. 152. Bombyx neustria, L. 

 a Imago ( $ ). b Egg-riiig on a twig, c Larva, d Pupa. 



white, thinly covered with long hairs, head blue with two 

 black spots. 



Pupa bluish-black, covered with short hairs, in a yellowish- 

 white thick cocoon. 



#. Life-history. 



The moth appears in July and August, flying in the evening 

 and resting during the day in sheltered places. 



The ? , about 8 days after pairing, lays from 300 to 400 

 brownish-grey eggs in a close spiral, forming a cylinder round 

 a young shoot. 



