. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. SrEIREDONIA. 351 {Leech), 1 § , Fusliiki (Leech), 1 $ , Chenado (L<2^c7(), 1 5 , Kius'hiu {Leech), 1 $ , Ea-p. J 68, ? 70 millira. 7463. Speiredonia retorta. Noctua retorta, Linn. Mus. Lud. V\r. p. 376 (1764); Olerck, Icones, pi. 54. f. 2. Noctua spiralis, Fabr. Spec. Ins. ii. p. 211 (1781); Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 553. Speiredonia Jieliciva., Hiibn. Zutr. iii. 14, figs. 137, 438 (1827). Erebus chimista, KoU. Hiigel's Knpclirair, iv. p. 475 (1S42). Spiravia jinchuena, Bail. A. M. N. H. (5) xi. p. 115 (1883). Spirama inceq
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. SrEIREDONIA. 351 {Leech), 1 § , Fusliiki (Leech), 1 $ , Chenado (L<2^c7(), 1 5 , Kius'hiu {Leech), 1 $ , Ea-p. J 68, ? 70 millira. 7463. Speiredonia retorta. Noctua retorta, Linn. Mus. Lud. V\r. p. 376 (1764); Olerck, Icones, pi. 54. f. 2. Noctua spiralis, Fabr. Spec. Ins. ii. p. 211 (1781); Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 553. Speiredonia Jieliciva., Hiibn. Zutr. iii. 14, figs. 137, 438 (1827). Erebus chimista, KoU. Hiigel's Knpclirair, iv. p. 475 (1S42). Spiravia jinchuena, Bail. A. M. N. H. (5) xi. p. 115 (1883). Spirama incequalis, Bntl. A. M. N. H. (5) xi. p. 116 (1883). Spirama confusa, Butl. 111. Het. vii. p. 78, pi. 132. ff. 6-8 (1889). Spirama cohtBrens, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii. p. 149, pi. 165. ff. 3, 3« (nee Wlk.). <S' Head and thorax dark red-brown, the mesothorax with some greyish; palpi crimson at base; pectus brown, legs dark brown ; the throat, coxse, and hair on femora crimson ; abdomen crimson, the two basal segments dorsally black-brown, the four following segments with triangular black-brown patches and a small spot on penultimate segment. Fore wing dark red-brown,. Fig. 70.—Speiredonia retorta, (^. the costal area tinged with greyish and the terminal area grey- brown ; antemedial line black, excurved below costa, then oblique and defined on inner side by greyish; a large inverted comma- shaped discoidal mark, ochreous irrorated with blackish, the head. 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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