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well as foliage. Give potted -up plants 



in captivity. Rests on the stems by day. 

 P. 8. In a tough, oval, brown-silk cocoon, amongst 



debris on the ground ; sometimes spun 



up amongst the food. 

 I. 6-7. Will pair in captivity. 

 O. 7. Laid singly on food plant. Hatch in about 



a fortnight. 



extersaria, ~H.lo. = luridata, Bkh. 

 extranea, Gn.=unipuncta, Hw. 



extrema, Hb. (concolor, Gn.), Tapinostola (Nonagria). (The 



Concolorous) 



L. 8-6. In stems of Calamagrostis epigeios. 

 Food. (?) 



P. 6. Below ground in a strong earthen cocoon. 

 I. 6-7. Comes to sugar. 

 0. Deposited 3rd-7th July 1909. Commenced 



hatching 20th July 1909. Laid in 



batches within sheathing leaf of food 



plant. 



exulans, Hoch., Zygcena (Anthrocera). (Scotch or Mountain 

 Burnet) 



L. 8-6. On Arenaria cherleria, Azalea procumbens, 

 Silene acaulis, and Trifolium. Sometimes 

 feeds for 2 years. Buries itself in the 

 fleshy part of leaves. Hibernates early 

 during winter. Put some cork in the cage . 



P. 6. In a cocoon on stems of tall herbage ; some- 

 times several on one stalk. 



I. 7. Flies in the sun, and settles on flowers ; 

 usually found 2,000-3,000 feet above 

 sea level. 



0. Deposited 9th July 1912 ; hatched 16th July. 



Deposited 10th July 1912 ; hatched 16th, 

 17th, and 18th July. Within the florets 

 of clover and on scaly portions of blooms 

 of Knapweed. 



exulis, Lef. (maillardi (?), Hb.), Crymodes. (Northern Arches) 

 L. 8-5. On Graminese. Sometimes feeds for 2 or 3 



years. In the lower part of the stems 



down to the roots. 

 P. 5-7. 



I. 7-8. Comes to sugar. 

 O. 



