. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. HTSSIA. 281 with obscure grey annuli ; postmedial line very indistinct, double, minutely waved, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then incurved ; subterminal line very indistinct, whitish, inter- rupted, excurved slightly at vein 7 and middle ; a terminal series of black points. Hind wing dark brown; cilia brown with fine pale line at base and whitish tips; the underside whitish irrorated with brown, a small discoidal spot and traces of a curved postmedial line. Hah. New Zealand {Matthew), 1 S type. Ea-p. 38 mill
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. HTSSIA. 281 with obscure grey annuli ; postmedial line very indistinct, double, minutely waved, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then incurved ; subterminal line very indistinct, whitish, inter- rupted, excurved slightly at vein 7 and middle ; a terminal series of black points. Hind wing dark brown; cilia brown with fine pale line at base and whitish tips; the underside whitish irrorated with brown, a small discoidal spot and traces of a curved postmedial line. Hah. New Zealand {Matthew), 1 S type. Ea-p. 38 millim. 1531. Hyssia nullifera. nullifera, Wlk. xi. 742 (1857); Butl. Voy. Erebus & Terror, pi. ix. f. 5; Hudson's New Zealand Moths & Butterflies, p. 9, pi. iv. f. 9 and pi. 11. Alysia specifica, Guen. Ent. Mo. Mag. v. p. 3 (1868). Head and thorax grey and pale reddish brown mixed; abdomen pale ochreous brown. Fore wing pale grey-brown with a reddish tinge; traces of a postmedial line dentate and produced to rather. 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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