Insects abroad : being a popular account of foreign insects, their structure, habits, and transformations . Fig. 396.—Hypsa orbicularis. Female.(Pale brown, yellow, and black.) nearly circular patch of greyish brown. This mark has earnedfor the insect the specific name orbicularis, or circular. Theinsect is a native of theEast Indies. There is nothing veryremarkable in the Mothwhich is called ArctiaIsabella, the insect beingsmall, and soberly co-loured. The upper wingsare pale brown, with afew indistinct dark spots,and the lower wings aregreyish yellow, withsome dark spots, andnearly transpare
Insects abroad : being a popular account of foreign insects, their structure, habits, and transformations . Fig. 396.—Hypsa orbicularis. Female.(Pale brown, yellow, and black.) nearly circular patch of greyish brown. This mark has earnedfor the insect the specific name orbicularis, or circular. Theinsect is a native of theEast Indies. There is nothing veryremarkable in the Mothwhich is called ArctiaIsabella, the insect beingsmall, and soberly co-loured. The upper wingsare pale brown, with afew indistinct dark spots,and the lower wings aregreyish yellow, withsome dark spots, andnearly transparent. The legs are red, and the abdomen yellow,. f^ Fig. 397.—Arctia Isabella.(Pale brown.) 664 INSECTS ABROAD.
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