HYPENIDiE. 



Var. radiatus is redder, with dark veins. 



The larva, which feeds iu May and June and again 

 in August and September on hops {Hamulus lupulus) 

 and nettle, is green, with a darker dorsal line and white 

 lateral stripes ; head brownish yellow ; tubercles black ; 

 the first pair of abdominal feet wanting. It pupates 

 amongst leaves. 



Hypena obsitalis, Hb. 

 (Plate 13. fig. 7.) 

 Loc. Bloxworth (Dorset). 



Occurs in June and again in September, many of the 

 later brood hybernating. Common in sheltered places 

 all over Southern Europe, Northern Africa, Madeira, 

 Canaries, &c. ; very variable, but always distinct from 

 any other species. 



The larva is bright yellowish green, with a dark 

 dorsal and pale subdorsal lines ; feeds in May on Parie- 

 taria (pellitory). 



Hypena proboscidalis, L. 



(Plate 1. fig. 2.) 



Loc. Scotland (abundant), Rugby, Marlborough, 

 Plymouth, Bristol, Chester, Yorkshire, Lynn, Colchester, 

 Hastings, Suft'olk, Ireland, Pembroke, Carmarthen. 



In June and July, sometimes again in autumn ; com- 

 mon on weedy banks. 



The larva, which feeds in May and June on nettles 

 {Urtica urens), is bright green, with yellowish segmental 



