Eggs.—Laid dispersedly on the 11th of August. They were pinkish-white in colour; somewhat flattened; striated, and had cross indentations. They hatched on the 21st of the month.Newly-hatched larva.—A half-looper; one-tenth of an inch long. Head bilobed, large. General colour a very pale olive-green, with numerous black warts on head and body, and a few white bristles. Mandibles amber-coloured. Feeds on Plantago major. Moulted August 28th.