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Table B. — The Patterns of Conspicuous Insects. 



I. Ring Patterns. 



Pupa of A. grossidariata ... 

 Imago of I'espa, Komada, 

 and Bomhits. 



Developed on whole length Larva of E.jacohaa 



of body. j 



Pattern developed on ab 

 douiinal secmonts 



I Alternating rings of yel- 

 f low and black. 





II. Longitudinal Stripes. 



Stripes numerous | Larva of P. hucepTiala 



Larva of V. urtica (a corn- 



Stripes few. 

 Stripes few. 



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mon var.). 



Larva of P. hrassices 



Larva of D. cwndeocephala 



Stripes few Imago of TeltpJiorus. . . 



Larva of H. wavaria 

 Larva of H. drfoUaria 



Smoky stripes many ; yel- 

 low, one on each side. 



Stri])ed appearance only 

 visible from the side. 



The one white stripe on 

 each side is due to 

 ■white hairs ; iuur red 

 stripes. 



Single dorsal while ; one 

 blue, three oratige-red on 

 each side, and black alter- 

 nating with these in nearly 

 all cases. 



Larva of P. aurifiua . 



Alternating stripes of 

 black (or dark ground 

 colour) and yellow. 



Smoky green and yellow 

 stripes ; black dots. Per- 

 haps should be included 

 in VI. 



Black, with a red stripe on 

 each side. 



Green (variable), with 

 smoky and yellow stripes. 



Brown above and yellow 

 below, narrow black be- 

 tween. 



Black, with red und white 

 stripes. 



Larva of C. nensfria . 



Stripes black, orange-red, 

 blue and white. 



III. Spots. 



Yellow band and blotch on 

 each fore wing ; spots 

 numerous ; body yellow 

 with black spots. 



Spots numerous 



Imago of A. grossulariata 

 (as seen at rest). 



Imago of S. menthastri (as 



seen at rest). 

 Imago of P. auriflua 



Larva of A. grossul-ariata... 



Few black patches and a 

 yellow tuft on end of 

 body. 



Orange stripe ; spots few, 

 but far the more impor- 

 tant feature ; otherwise 

 the larva should be in- 

 cluded in VI. 



Some of the spots fuse into Imago of S. luhricipeda (as 



an irregular line on each 

 fore wing ; spots not nu 

 merous. 



seen at rest). 



Ground. 



^^^^ite. 



White. 

 Whit«. 



Cream. 

 Buff. 



Spots. 



Black. 



Black. 

 Black. 



Black. 

 Black. 



