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bright scarlet spots Tarying in shape and size. The 
abdomen and imder wings are white, slightly tinged 
with blue, the latter with a broad dusky marginal 
band, sinuated on the inner side, and becoming 
narrow towards the body, the transverse nervure 
closing the basal areolet dilated and blackish ; the 
fringe of all the wings pale yeUow. 
Tlie caterpillar is hairy, of a bluish-grey colour, 
spotted with black and red, and having a white 
dorsal line. (PI. xxi. fig. 5.) It feeds on Helio- 
tropium Europeum, Solanum t/ymentasum, and field 
mouse- ear (Myosatis arvemis), only the latter of 
which is indigenous to this country. 
This very beautiful moth is frequent in the 
southern European coimtries, and is said likewise 
to be found in Asia and America. It is one of out 
nuest native species, the following, we believe, being 
the only places where it has occurred, and only a 
single example except in one instance having been 
found in each; near Christchurch, Hants; Hove, 
near Brighton ; Y orkshire. 
