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pale green, ami tlie eyes bright red. The larvw are pale green. 

 When the leaves lose their sap the larva' tui'u to pup;e, and then to 

 winged females. The pupa of this species is shiny 3'ellowish-green, 

 with two brown spots on the bar/k of the head. The winged ^'ivi- 

 pardus female is liriglit green, witli jiale olive head, brown thorax 

 with an olive band across it, irregular transverse bands and spots 

 on the abdomen, and four or ii\'e dark lateral spots; the deep olive- 

 grt'en to lilack honey-tubes are c)dindrical in form, and the deep 

 green lei^s hne hHm fett Tnw nds duly many leave tlie currants, 



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but some always seem to remain, and gi\e rise to egg-laying females 

 and males, the fVirmer depositing their long brown eggs under tlie 

 exfoliated rind, attaching them to it by a gummy excretion; tlie 

 eggs liatch in the spring, wdien they give rise to larvre, wliidi soon 

 grow into the "mother-queens." The wingless female is smaller 

 than in the former species, being liitle more than yV inch long. It 

 also occurs on tlie goosel.erry, and it curls up the leaves and deforms 

 the shoots often tn a serious extent. 



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The larva' and adults of the T^'o-sjintted Ladybird are often 

 to lie found feeding amongst the colonies of lice,' and do inesti- 

 ma1)le good in keeping them in check. Lar\-K of several species 

 of Hover Flies also feed on them, their leech-like green or dull red 



