EUPITHECIA CONSlGNATxl. 19 



consig?iata, laid by a female taken in Herefordshire by 

 her daughter. They all hatched in the course of a 

 few days ; and I have reared six larvse, all of which 

 have now spun up. 



I have much pleasure in sending a description of 

 this hitherto almost unknown larva. 



Larva long, slender, tapering slightly towards the 

 head. Ground colour grass-green, slightly tinged with 

 yellow. Segmental divisions yellowish. Central dorsal 

 line very slender, dark purplish-red, enlarged at the 

 base of each segment into a spear-head-shaped blotch. 

 Dorsal blotches bordered with yellow, and becoming 

 confluent on the capital and caudal segments. Head 

 somewhat broad, green, very slightly marked with 

 purplish-red. Spiracular line puffed, rather paler green 

 than the rest of the body ; blotched into purplish-red 

 on a few of the central segments, and more or less 

 bordered with straw-colour. Central ventral line 

 whitish. Body somewhat wrinkled, studded with a 

 very few short, slender, whitish hairs. 



Fed on apple. Full-fed 14th to 19th June. 



Some few years since I bred two of these larvse from 

 oalc in Suffolk, and another from hazel in Hampshire. 

 I suspected at the time that they were the larvse of 

 Eupithecia consignata ; but, as they died in the pupa 

 state, I was unable to verify my suspicions. 



This larva closely resembles that of E. exiguata. 

 (H. Harpur-Crewe, 22nd June, 1868; Entom., July, 

 1868, IV, 96; B.M.M., August, 1868, V, 72.) 



Through the generous kindness of Mrs. Hutchinson 

 I have also reared a few larvse of this species. My 

 object in writing these few lines is to draw attention, 

 not to the larva, but to the pupa. 



This is quite unlike that of any Eupithecia with 

 which I am acquainted. It is more like that of a Tortrix 

 than of a geometer, very long and slender, and 

 twisting the abdominal portion in a very active manner* 

 I think there is little doubt but that the pupa might 

 be found in orchards, under moss, or behind loose 



