. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 28-;. Fig. 44.—Nycivpao atavistis, (^. B. Hind legs of male with the tibias and tarsi not fringed with long hair. a. Wings of male entirely clothed with velvety androconia. *7409. Nyctipao orcina. Argiva orcina, Feld. Reis. Nov. pi. 115. f. 14 (1874). (S. Head, thorax, and abdomen deep chocolate-brown. Fore wing deep cbocolate-brown with a faint purple gloss; a large whorl-shaped discoidal mark faintly defined by blackish, the inner part of the centre with inverted comma-shaped mark with bilobate bead with slight white spot o
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 28-;. Fig. 44.—Nycivpao atavistis, (^. B. Hind legs of male with the tibias and tarsi not fringed with long hair. a. Wings of male entirely clothed with velvety androconia. *7409. Nyctipao orcina. Argiva orcina, Feld. Reis. Nov. pi. 115. f. 14 (1874). (S. Head, thorax, and abdomen deep chocolate-brown. Fore wing deep cbocolate-brown with a faint purple gloss; a large whorl-shaped discoidal mark faintly defined by blackish, the inner part of the centre with inverted comma-shaped mark with bilobate bead with slight white spot on it; a conical yellow spot below costa towards apex. Hind wing uniform deep chocolate-brown with a faint purple gloss. Underside deep red-brown ; fore wing with the spot below apex white, a faint waved dark subterminal line with minute points on its costal half, incurved below vein 5 and at sub- median fold; hind wing with slight yellow striga below costa on a faint waved subterminal line. Hab. Moluccas i^Lorquin), type f c? in Coll. Rothschild. Exp. 116 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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