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ocellaris, Bkh., Mellinia (Xanthia). (Pale-lemon Sallow) 

 L. (?) In the buds and catkins of Populus. 

 P. (?) 



I. 9-10. Comes to sugar and light. 

 0. 



ocellata, L., MesoUuca (Mdanihia). (Purple Bar) 



L. 6-7 and sometimes in autumn. On Galium 



mollugo and G. verum. 

 P. 7-5. Larva spins a slight cocoon low down 



amongst leaves and stems, but does not 



pupate till spring ; during this period 



must not be disturbed. 

 I. 5 or 6-7, and sometimes 8-9. Rests in hedges or 



on trunks by day. Comes to light. 



0. Hatch in 10-13 days. 



ocellatus, L., Smerinthus. (Eyed Hawk Moth) 



L. 7-8, and sometimes in 8-9 from eggs laid by early 



images. Feed on Ligustrum, Populus, 



Pyrus, Salix caprea, and S. repens. Fond 



of resting on mid ribs. Beat or search. 



P. 9-6. About two inches deep in a weak cell at roots. 



1. 5-7. Will cross with female S. populi, giving 



hybr. hybridus, and sometimes with male 

 populi, giving hybr. in versa. Male will 

 come to tethered females. Comes to 

 light. 



0. 5-7. About 400 eggs, laid over 5 or 6 nights ; 



usually 1 or 2 only on a leaf. Laid 

 6th June, hatched 26th June (Oldaker). 



ochracea, Hb. (flavago, Esp.), Ochria (Gortynd). (Frosted 

 Orange) 



L. 4-7. On the pith, gradually descending, in the 

 stems of Arctium lappa, Carduus, Digit- 

 alis, Eupatorium, and Verbascum. 



P. 7-8 or 9. Is full fed in August, and pupates in 

 the stems close to outer epidermis. 

 Drooping heads should be cut and brought 

 home. 



1. 8-10. Usually emerge between 8 A.M. and 10.30 A.M. 



Comes to sugar, Ivy, and ripe plums, 

 especially near marshy spots, which it 

 frequents. 



0. Hatch 3-4. Laid in heaps on stems, and 



often inside old dead heads of Burdock, 

 in the old burrows made by larvae. 



