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Eupcecilia notulana, Z. Along with the last species Dr. Wood 
sent me some larvae of this, from which I took the following descrip- 
tion : — n i 
Smooth, stout, nearly cylindrical, but with the segments slightly swollen in 
rout, inactive, naked, pale yellowish-green, greener when young, dorsal vessel visibly 
rownish, spots indistinct, grey. Head and divided dorsal plate shining black, anal 
segment and plate very pale brown. 
1 ceding in October in stems of Mentha hirsuta, apparently entering 
at a joint and working upwards, feeding on the pith, and leaving the 
lower part of the burrow tightly packed with excrement. Hibernating 
within the stem, and generally spinning up therein, but occasionally 
deserting it to spin elsewhere. Pupa light brown, in a cocoon formed 
of white silk and frass, forcing itself out before the moth emerges iu 
J une. 
Lord A\ alsingham found larvae of this species feeding in the same 
manner in stems of Lycopus europceus at Wicken Pen. The moth in 
this case emerged in July. 
Eupcecilia ciliella , Hub. Through the kindness of my old friend 
Mi . Sang, I ha\ e been enabled to secure a description of the larva 
of this species, which I append, as it differs slightly from those already 
published : — 
Plump, sluggish, shining, shortly tapering at the anal extremity, white, with 
hardly visible spots, naked, except a few hairs towards the hinder end, head and 
dorsal plate shining jet-black, anal plate very small, pale brown, on the back of the 
ninth segment is a distinct reddish-brown internal blotch. When full-grown it 
becomes tinged with pink. 
Feeding in August on the seeds of the cowslip ( Primula veris ), 
leaving the seed vessels, when full-grown, and spinning up in hollow- 
sticks or dead stems, where it hibernates, assuming the pupa state in 
the spring. Pupa light brown, with darker brown wing-sheaths, pro- 
truding from the cocoon before the moth emerges — in June. 
Argyrolepia zephyr ana, Tr. Larva one-third of an inch in length, 
broadest at the second and third segments, and tapering to the anal 
extremity, with segments deeply divided and ridged, yellow, spots 
barely visible, hairs minute, head rather broad, pale brownish, with a 
brown line in front of each eye enclosing the mouth, which is dark 
browm, plates shining pale yellow. In the autumn and winter, in the 
stems of Daucus carota, eating out the pith and filling the space with 
frass, still feeding in the dead stems, or working back through the 
fi ass, as late as April, and spinning a very slight brownish cocoon in 
the tightly packed mass of frass in the stem. Pupa very pale yellowish- 
brown, extruded from the stem, and often falling out when the moth 
emerges — in June. 
For the opportunity of describing this and the following species, 
I am indebted to a kind friend who collected them for me in Cam- 
bridgeshire. 
