. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. lAO NOC' white, oblique, slightly angled inwards at median nervure; post- medial line oblique and white to discal fold, then brown and waved to just above vein 1, then retracted and waved to lower angle of cell, then double and filled in with whitish to inner margin, giving oft' a fork on its inner side at submedian fold ; the postmedial area suffused with golden cupreous to vein 2, extending to lower angle of cell and middle of termen; subterminal line white and incurved to above vein 6 on which it is angled inwards,
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. lAO NOC' white, oblique, slightly angled inwards at median nervure; post- medial line oblique and white to discal fold, then brown and waved to just above vein 1, then retracted and waved to lower angle of cell, then double and filled in with whitish to inner margin, giving oft' a fork on its inner side at submedian fold ; the postmedial area suffused with golden cupreous to vein 2, extending to lower angle of cell and middle of termen; subterminal line white and incurved to above vein 6 on which it is angled inwards, with white streak on vein 5, then indistinct brown and slightly waved, defined on outer side by whitish towards tornus; a minute white streak above extremity of vein 7 and oblique mark below it preceded by some dark marks from below apex to vein 5 ; cilia with fine white line at base. Hind wing dark brown with a cupreous gloss; cilia with a white line at base; the underside brown irrorated with whitish, traces of slightly waved w^hitish postmedial and subterminal lines, slight white lunules before termen between veins 6 and 3. Hah. Brazil, Amazons, R. Jutahi (Trail), 1 $; Hab. iGisr., 1 $ type. Mvjy. 42-50 millim. Sect. II. Fore wing with the termen evenly curved. 7922. Calyptis iter. Calyjytis iter, Giien. Xoct. ii. p. 324, pi. 12. f. 3 (). Head, tegulte, base of patagia obliquely, and prothorax red-brown, the tegulse tipped with white; the rest of thorax and abdomen grey-brown, the patagia with slight rufous bars at middle. Fore. wing purplisli grey suffused with red-brown : a wedge-shaped deep )lique bar to subcostal. 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
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