. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 542 NOCTTJID/l^. b^. Fore wing with incurved medial line. a}. Fore wing vcith the basal area pale red-brown, the rest of wing chocolate-brown iecta. P. Fore wing with the basal area deep red-brown, the rest of wing pale red-brown nohilis. c^. Fore wing without medial line. a2. Hind wing with the cilia dark brown fulvipuncta. b'^. Hind wing with the cilia fulvous pyrosticha. 7674. Ophisma gravata. Ophisma gravata, Gnen. Noct. iii. p. 237 (1852); Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 494. Head and thorax pale rufous ; antennae with the shaf
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 542 NOCTTJID/l^. b^. Fore wing with incurved medial line. a}. Fore wing vcith the basal area pale red-brown, the rest of wing chocolate-brown iecta. P. Fore wing with the basal area deep red-brown, the rest of wing pale red-brown nohilis. c^. Fore wing without medial line. a2. Hind wing with the cilia dark brown fulvipuncta. b'^. Hind wing with the cilia fulvous pyrosticha. 7674. Ophisma gravata. Ophisma gravata, Gnen. Noct. iii. p. 237 (1852); Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 494. Head and thorax pale rufous ; antennae with the shaft white in front towards base ; abdomen pale ochreous, the ventral surface tinged with rufous towards extremity. Pore wing pale rufous, irrorated with a few black scales ; an indistinct dark inwardly oblique straight medial line ; postmedial line very indistinct, dark, «'-^^. Fig. 127.— Ophisma gravata, (^. slightly waved, oblique to vein 3, then erect; an indistinct slightly waved dark subterminal line ; a series of minute black points before termen ; cilia brown, white at tips except towards tornus. Hind wing ochreous yellow, the inner and terminal areas tinged with rufous ; a black subterminal band from below costa to sub- median fold, its outer edge excurved at middle ; some minute black points before middle of termen; cilia white at tips on apical half. Underside of fore wing ochreous, the costa and terminal area tinged with brown, a blackish discoidal point and indistinct post- medial and subterminal lines with a black patch between them. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Hampson, George Francis, Sir, 10th bart. , 1860-1936. London : Printed by Order of the Trustees
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