magpie moth

Entom.: The Gooseberry-moth, Abraxas gro u lariat a . Its expanded wings are about an inch and a half acro . They are yellowish-white with black spots, and on the anterior pair a pale orange-colored band. The body is orange with black spots. The eggs are deposited on gooseberry or current bushes in July or August, and the caterpillars are hatched in September. They are yellowish-white, spotted with black, and have an orange stripe on each side. The chrysalis is black, relieved at the lip with orange circles. In addition to the September brood there is another at beginning of summer. If dusted with the powder of white hellebore, they are destroyed, but picking them off by hand is a more efficient proce . [ABRAXAS.] magpie-robin, s. Ornith.: The name given in Ceylon to the Cop sychus saularis, kept in cages, and used by the natives to fight.