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antennae are slender and without any fringe. The 

 caterpillar spins a slight web, in which its hairs are 

 scattered, and the pupa is small. The name Euchelidae 

 is formed from two Greek words, .signifying Beautiful 

 Caterpillar, and is given to the genus because the 

 larvae are all very beautifully coloured. 



The colouring of the Cinnabar Moth is very bold, 

 and is easily described. The upper wings are very 

 deep olive-brown, looking almost black by the contrast 

 with the brilliant crimson stripe near the costal margin, 

 and the two crimson spots near the hind margin. The 

 lower wings are wholly 

 crimson, slightly paler 

 than that on the upper 

 wings, and are edged 

 with a narrow border of 

 olive-brown. It is re- 

 markable that the Upper Callimorpha Jacobean 



and under surfaces of this insect are exactly alike, 

 except that the under surface is slightly paler than the 

 upper. The popular name of Cinnabar Moth is given 

 to the insect on account of the cinnabar-crimson colour 

 of its wings. 



ANOTHER family now comes before us the 

 Chelonidae, popularly known as Tiger Moths. They 

 have the antennae more or less deeply fringed in the 

 male, and the caterpillar is very hairy, coiling itself 

 into a ring when alarmed. Before it changes into the 

 pupal state, it spins a very loose web mixed profusely 

 with its hairs. 



The best known of these insects is the COMMON 



