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rather an active caterpillar, when disturbed. At rest it partially 

 curls up. It makes no cocoon excepting now and then it binds a 

 lot of excreta together, but usually turns into a pupa loose in the 

 sheathing part of the leaf. The pupa is nearly an inch long, 

 dark chestnut colour. I met with adult larvae and pupae on 

 September, and saw also young larvee a week earlier. It remains 

 about a week in the chrysalis. The moth is very handsome, 

 about two inches across. Head and thorax cherry red, upper 

 wings creamy white on the outer edge, centre veined and beauti- 

 fully streaked with white, black and carmine, and there is a large 

 carmine patch transversed by white veins on the upper edge. 

 The lower wings are white and semi-transparent. I have never 

 seen the moth at light nor caught it at flowers, but have taken it 

 at rest in the day time on the back of Crinuni leaves. 



