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a whole branch of leaves. Pupation probably takes place under dead 

 leaves in natural conditions ; no cocoon is formed and larvae refused to 

 enter soil. There is only one brood annually, the piipse hibernating. 

 Larvae (in spirit) have been sent in as infesting apple at Kulu also. 

 The moth has not been reared out as yet. 



EUPTEROTID^. 



Eupteroie mollifera, Wlk. 

 S. I. I., pp. 404-405, f. 275 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meetmg, p. 299. 

 A pest of Moringa pterygosperma at Coimbatore and Chingleput. 

 The larvae may be burnt ofJ when clustered on the tree-trank during the 

 day time. 



Eupteroie geminata, Wlk. 

 Hmpsn., F. I., I, 60 ; Proc. Second Entl. Meeting, p. 163. 

 The larvae occurred in destructive numbers on Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 

 at Peradeniya in March 1902. It has been reared at Coimbatore 

 on Moringa leaves. 



At Matale it is bad on Cajanvs indicus and also on young leaves of Mr. Senior-Whitei 



Nisaga simplex, Wlk. 

 Hmpsn., F. I., I., 63, f. 36, B. J. XV, 630 ; I. I. L., p. 471. 

 Occurs in most grassy areas in Western and Central India. Our Mr. Fletcher. 

 examples are from Belgaum, Poona, Pachmarhi, Ranchi and Pusa. 

 The larvae are found on wild grasses and sometimes occur literally in 

 milUons, but seem to do little harm to crops. Occasionally they have 

 been known to invade paddy areas and to do a litt'e damage. 



Saturniad^. 



Actia? selene, Hb. (Plate 3, fig. 1). 



S. I. I., p. 405, f. 276. 



Occurs throughout India, Burma and Ceylon, more especially in 



submontane districts, but it is not very common as a rule. The larva 



feeds on various shrubby plants and small trees. It is recorded on " wild 



cherry " {fi. J., XI, 242) and has occurred as a pest defoliating Odina 



wodier at Coimbatore {B. J., XXIII, 792-793) ; also found on Moringa 



pterygosperma. At Shillong it occurs on Betida alnoides, apple, pear, 



walnut, etc. It is a decided pest of apple in the Khasi Hills and Kumaon. 



It occurs regularly every year on Odina wodier at Coimbatore. We Mr. Ramakrishna 

 have shown the stages on a coloured plate [exhibited]. Ayyar. 



