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MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. 
A closely related species is Nerice bidentata , a little moth which 
is rather rare. The upper half of the upper wings is brown with an 
uneven dark brown line running from base to margin. Below this is 
Nerice bidentata. 
a white area gradually shading into light brown. The lower wings 
are light brown. 
Another curiously humped caterpillar is the larva of Gddemasia 
concinna. The head and a hump on its back is red, while the body 
Larva of (Edemasia concinna. 
is striped with black, yellow and white lines and supports a few 
black spines. This caterpillar is sometimes to be seen in clusters on 
Plieosia rimosa. 
the apple-trees, where, if unmolested, it is capable of stripping the 
branches bare of leaves. It also feeds on the cherry and plum. The 
