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Collix. Genus includes sparsata. 

 Colt's-foot. ( Tussilago) 

 Columbine. ( Aquilegia) 

 Gomacla. Genus includes senex. 



comes, Hb. (orbona, F.), Triphcena. (Lesser Yellow Under- 



wing) 

 L. 9-4. On Gramineae. General feeder on low 



plants. Sweep grasses in February. 

 P. 4-7. On the ground. 

 I. 7-8. Comes to sugar. 



0. 8. A female lays 400 - 500 eggs, but wants 



feeding beforehand. Hatch in 10 or 

 11 days. 



Comfrey. (Symphytum officinale) 



comitata, L., Pelurga. (Dark Spinach) 



L. 8-9. On the flowers and seeds of Atriplex and 



Chenopodium. Search at night. 

 P. 9-7. In a web on the surface of ground. 



1. 7-8. Comes to light. 

 0. 



comma, L.. Auyiades ( Urbicolor). (The Silver-spotted 

 Skipper) 



L. 4-7. On Graminese, preferring Aira, Holcus, 

 Poa, and Triticum. Draws grass blades 

 together an inch or two above ground, 

 and lives in this retreat. Is fully devel- 

 oped in the egg by 10, but hibernates in 

 the shell. 



P. 7 (end). In a coarse net-work cocoon amongst 

 the grass close to the ground. This 

 stage lasts about 4 weeks. 



I. 8. In wet seasons the colour is deeper than in 

 dry ones. Fond of flowers of Centaurea, 

 Hieracia, Scabiosa, and low Thistles. 

 Will lay in confinement on potted-up 

 plants. 



0. 8. Laid singly on grass stems. Hatch 3 or 4 

 (early). 



comma, L., Leucania (Cirphis). (Shoulder-striped Wainscot) 



