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a large brood they may be seen in enormous numbers often 
along the midrib and usually on the under side of the leaf. 
Length of cocoon 11-13 millimeters. Width 5-7 millimeters. 
Length of contained pupa 7-8 millimeters. 
On first changing into the pupal state it is- of a light 
yellow becoming later a darker hue, and just before the 
moth emerges the wings change to a dark brown. There 
are nine visible dorsal segments. The segments 3-7 each 
have a comb of teeth which extend about halfway on eith- 
er side of the centre of the dorsum. The moth makes its 
escape by forcing up one end of the cocoon attached to the 
leaf/leaving the empty pupa case partially extruding. 
Moth — The following description is taken from Harnp- 
son’s Fauna of British India Vol. 1 p. 233 and appended is 
a fuller description. For the identification of the insect 
I am indebted to E. Meyrick Esqr,, f.r.s. 
Male — ‘ ‘ Upper sfde uniform dark brown; frons and 
palpi yellow, the former with a black spot at middle; under- 
side oi* thorax, abdomen and legs yellow. Fore wing brown 
below with yellow patches on the costa at base and apex; 
hind wing brown; the costal area yellow, the veins on it 
black. 
Hab : Tenasserim valley. Exp : 16 mm ’ ’ 
Male and Female — Upperside of the uniform dull 
chocolate brown; head with a yellow band behind; frons 
yellow with a brown stripe down the centre. Costa of the 
forewing slightly yellow ; underside of the forewing lighter 
chocolate brown with the costa yellow, the yellow terminat- 
ing broadly near the apex. 
Costal margin of hind wing on upper side of a dirty 
whitish yellow; underside with the costal margin broadly 
yellow extending length of wing. Other half of wing on 
inner angle of uniform colour with underside of forewing. 
Underside of body and legs yellow. Upperside of body 
chocolate brown. Antennae chocolate brown, slightly yel- 
low towards tip in some females. 
Life History. 
The first brood is between the months of November and 
February. As the higher trees are usually chosen first 
it is usually impossible, on account of the small number of 
