86 AGROTIS YPSILON., 
Points in the life history requiring further observation :— 
1, In the warmer parts of India— 
1. The number of generations passed through 
during the year and the length of time spent 
in the various stages of these generations. 
2. The different food plants fed upon by the in- 
sects of these different generations. 
II. In the colder climate of the North-West Himalayas 
and other cold areas in the country=~ 
1. What becomes of the October moth? Does 
it lay eggs at once and die, and do these eggs 
hatch out the.same year ? 
2. Does the insect hibernate through the winter 
in the soil as a half-grown larva? 
3. Are the larve found feeding in May-July the 
offspring of tlhe October moth ? 
