THE RUBY TIGER MOTH. 143 



food is ragwort and groundsel. The caterpillars are 

 small in the month of May ; in June they pass to the 

 pupa condition, and early in July appear in the 

 vvinsred state. The pupa is black, and enveloped in 

 a follicle. 



In a forward season, the time of their appearance 

 in different states may vary considerably, especially 

 as some have two, or even three broods in one 

 summer. This insect is a native of Britain, and is 

 usually little more than an inch in breadth. 





