. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 5;30 SYNTOMID^. 1171. Ctenucha virginica. Sphinx virginica, Charp. in Esper's Exot. Schmett;., ii. Suppl. pi. 2. ff. 3, 4 (1830); Stretch, Zyg. & Bomb. N. Am. i. p. 25, pi. i. f. 15; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 176. Ctenucha latreilliana, Kirby, Faun. lii. p. 305 (1837). Dark fuscous-brown ; head, thorax, and abdomen suffused with. Fig. 278.—Ctenucha virginica, J. ]-. Une ; base of palpi, vertex of head, neck, shouklers, and base of patagia orange-yellow. Fore wing shot with blue at base. Hind wiug blackish slightly shot w
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 5;30 SYNTOMID^. 1171. Ctenucha virginica. Sphinx virginica, Charp. in Esper's Exot. Schmett;., ii. Suppl. pi. 2. ff. 3, 4 (1830); Stretch, Zyg. & Bomb. N. Am. i. p. 25, pi. i. f. 15; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 176. Ctenucha latreilliana, Kirby, Faun. lii. p. 305 (1837). Dark fuscous-brown ; head, thorax, and abdomen suffused with. Fig. 278.—Ctenucha virginica, J. ]-. Une ; base of palpi, vertex of head, neck, shouklers, and base of patagia orange-yellow. Fore wing shot with blue at base. Hind wiug blackish slightly shot with blue. Cilia of both wings while at apex and. towards tornus. Hab. Canada (Barnston); Nova Scotia {Redman); U. S. A., Grote Coll., Zeller Coll. Exp: 48-54 millim. Larva, Pack. Proc. Essex Inst. iv. no. 1, and Ann. Acad. viii. p. 83. Efj(j. Hemispherical; under microscope seen to be divided into polygonal areas ; deep yellow in colour. Larva (adult, 18 millim.). Head light chestnut-red, blackish in front; body densely hairy and comi)letely concealed when at rest by the hair, which is of even length; the hair overhanging head and on sides black mixed with white ; the verticils on 1st and 2nd somites white ; the dorsal hair bright yellow; a series of nine double dorsal medial tufts ; the 1st pair slightly longer and directed forwards, the last pair backwards ; a broad irregular brown, some- what scalloped, white subdorsal line; the infra-spiracular line narrow, wavy, and snow-white. Food-plant, Grasses. 1172. Ctenucha affinis. ctenucha affinis, Druce, Biol. , Het. i. p. 83 (1884); id. ii. pi. 73. f. 3. Head, thorax, and fore wing olive-black with a bluish tinge; 1st two joints of palpi, neck, and throat orange; abdomen black shot with blue. Fore wing with the cilia white at apex; a wedge- shaped white patch on terminal area below vein 2. Hind wing black shot with brilliant blue ; cilia white at tips. Hah. Gtja-temxla{Chanqnon), 2 d , 2 $ , type, Godman-Salviu
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