PIIYCID/E. 107 



In June and July. 



The larva feeds on sloe in spring, spinning the 

 leaves together. It pupates in a cocoon amongst its 

 food-plant. 



The ground-colour of the larva is dull chocolate ; 

 head and dorsal plate dingy red, marked with black, 

 shining ; on each side of the third and twelfth segments 

 is an ocellated spot, flesh-colour with a black centre ; 

 tlie tip of the anal segment is rather paler than the 

 ground-colour and shining; spiracles flesh-colour ; the 

 anterior legs marked with black ; ventral legs dingy 

 flesh-colour tipped with brown hooks. 



E. M. M. X. 214. 



Rhodopliffia suavella^ Zinck. 



porphp-ea, Curt., St. 



(Plate 12. fig. 14.) 



Loc. Clifton, Norwich, Cawston, Ilorsford, Bran- 

 don, Southend, Epping Forest. 



Generally distributed in the south of England in 

 July. 



The larva feeds in May and June on stunted sloe 

 and hawthorn in silken galleries. It spins a cocoou in 

 June, cither on its food-plant or on the ground. 



The ground-colour of the larva is chocolate-brown ; 

 head dark brown marked witii brownish grey ; plates 

 on the second and anal segments polished black ; ven- 

 tral legs semitransparent ; anterior legs spotted with 

 black; on each side of the third and twelfth segments is 

 an ocellated spot, brownish grey with a black centre ; 

 hairs dark brown. E. M. M. xii. 13. 



