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The Queensland Naturalist. 
VOL. 1 
NOTES ON SOME INSECTS FROM ROSEWOOD. 
By R. Illidge, 
The insect life of the Rosewood district, visited by us 
on May Day last (3-5th May, 1913), was chiefly notable for the 
great variety of larval forms, nlostly those of • Heterocera. 
Prominent amongst them was the handsome caterpillar of 
Aniheraea simplex, which was found in all stages: some 
just emerged from the ovum, others spinning cocoons, of 
which quite a hundred were brought away, chiefly for the 
purpose of noting variation in colour and markings (if any) 
in the imagines. Preying on the larvae of Aniheraea simplex 
were found a mantis {Pseudo mantis, sp.). On the way to 
The Bluff, a specimen oiRhodogastria serica, Megr. (Hypsidae) 
was obtained, a species of extreme rarity about Brisbane. 
Aniheraea simplex. — Larvae, velvety black ; tubercles 
orange red ; markings bright yellow green. A waved 
band connecting the lower lateral line of tubercles ; a narrower 
less waved somewhat broken band connecting the median 
line of tubercles, and a still more broken band, the dorsal 
line of tubercles ; the dorsal and median lines of tubercles 
are also connected by straight transverse lines ; the setae 
of tubercles yellowish white ; spiracles pale orange ; head and 
anal segment black. 
Butterflies were quite abundant on the sunnyside of the 
crest of the ridge known as the Bluff, and appended is a list 
of the species noted. No captures were made, except a 
specimen of Una serpentata, a small species secured to make 
certain of identity. 
Limnas petilia, Stoll.— Many specimens of this widely 
distributed butterfly were seen, mostly in good condition. 
AcrcBa andromacha, Fabr.— Not plentiful. 
Pyrameis itea, Fabr. — A few of this active and pretty 
butterfly were noted, all in good condition, thus showing 
very recent emergence from the pupae. 
Pyrameis kershawi, McCoy, — Fairly plentiful. 
Junonia villida, Fabr. — -Common. 
Hypolimnas bolina, Linn.- — -Scarce, both sexes noted. 
Ypthima arctous, Fabr.— A few only of this usually very 
common insect were in evidence. 
Hypocysta pseudirius, But!.— Same remark applies to 
this. 
Danis taygetus, Feld.— Both sexes moderately plentiful. 
Zizera lahradus, Goat.— Not particularly abundant. 
Nacaduba ancyra, Feld. — Both sexes, but somewhat 
scarce. 
Nacaduba herenice, Herr Schff. — Males only noted. 
Una serpentata, Herr Schff.— In fair numbers at The 
Bluff. 
