. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Moths; Lepidoptera. AG ARISTA. 540 43. Agarista agricola. Papilio agricola, Donov. Ins. New. IIoU. pi. 32. f. 1 (1805) ; Kirby, Cat, Het. p. 21. picta, Leach, Zool. Misc. i. p. 38, pi. (1815); Duncan, Nat. ' Libi-., Exot. Moths, v. p, 83, pi. 2. f. 1. 6. Black; 1st and 2nd joints of palpi, sides of frons, vertex of head, gulae, a baud on tegulae, and extremity of patagia pale yellow ; pectus and femora with the hair pink ; fore and mid tibiae and tarsi with white poin
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Moths; Lepidoptera. AG ARISTA. 540 43. Agarista agricola. Papilio agricola, Donov. Ins. New. IIoU. pi. 32. f. 1 (1805) ; Kirby, Cat, Het. p. 21. picta, Leach, Zool. Misc. i. p. 38, pi. (1815); Duncan, Nat. ' Libi-., Exot. Moths, v. p, 83, pi. 2. f. 1. 6. Black; 1st and 2nd joints of palpi, sides of frons, vertex of head, gulae, a baud on tegulae, and extremity of patagia pale yellow ; pectus and femora with the hair pink ; fore and mid tibiae and tarsi with white points, the mid tibite streaked with orange ; abdomen with the anal tuft orange. Fore wing with oblique pale yelloAv fascia from below middle of cell to base of inner margin; a sub- basal blue line from costa to below cell; the antemedial blue line. Fig. 242.—Agarlsta acfricola, (^. sliglitly excurved below costa, then oblique to submedian fold; a large orange spot in end of cell, with smaller spots below it above and below base of vein 2; an oblique postmedial series of orange spots between veins 7 and 2 in echelon of two, two, and one spots; the postmedial line represented by blue spots running obliquely from vein 2 to 4, then two curved marks, then as a line retracted to below end of cell and stronger towards inner margin, with four spots beyond it on veins 7 to 5 and one near tornus ; cilia white at apex, and white-tipped towards tornus. Hind wing with maculate blue medial band from below costa to inner margin; a maculate crimson postmedial band from vein 4 to near tornus ; cilia white with some black at base ; underside with blue streaks on basal area below costa and cell, and pale yellow and bluish spots in cell and on discocellulars. $ . Tegulse except in front, patagia, and thorax pale yellow ; fore wing with the yellow on basal area extending to below coeta. Hah. Queensland, Moreton Bay {Darnel), 5 c? , 4 5 ; New Souxn Wales, Sydney {Raynor), 1 6 . Exp., d" 70, $
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