The caterpillar is green, with a row of brown spots along the middle of the back. When full grown it changes to a chrysalis in a light web.
Family—Euboliidæ
This is the last family of the Geometræ we shall notice, and contains ten species. Most of these are rather pretty moths, and all have the tips of the fore wings more or less pointed. As a rule, too, there is a dark streak running from the very tip of the wing for a short distance obliquely inward.
They are generally very light sleepers, and are easily beaten from their hiding places during the day.
The larvæ are not humped, and may be found feeding on low plants.
We shall briefly examine two species.
The Small Mallow (Eubolia limitata)
This moth is pretty abundant in waste places from June to August, and is easily obtained by lightly beating the foliage of small bushes and low plants.