. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. Fig. 150.— Cirphis prominens, cJ. }. jr-^:-~\ at base, the lateral fringes of male yellow. Fore wing ochreous sparsely irrorated with black, the veins defined by slight brown- pink streaks, the interspaces of terminal area also streaked with brown ; the median nervure and veins 4 and 3 white, the former defined below by a brown shade and with a slight blackish streak below it at base ; a black point in lower angle of cell. Hind wing white, the veins and termen tinged with ochreous ; the underside with the costal area sparsely
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. Fig. 150.— Cirphis prominens, cJ. }. jr-^:-~\ at base, the lateral fringes of male yellow. Fore wing ochreous sparsely irrorated with black, the veins defined by slight brown- pink streaks, the interspaces of terminal area also streaked with brown ; the median nervure and veins 4 and 3 white, the former defined below by a brown shade and with a slight blackish streak below it at base ; a black point in lower angle of cell. Hind wing white, the veins and termen tinged with ochreous ; the underside with the costal area sparsely irrorated with fuscous, some black points on apical part of termen. Hah. Spain, Catalonia, Zeller and Leech Colls., Andalusia; Algeria ; Nigeria, Accra {Carter), 1 $; Congo {Curror), 1 $ type; Br. E. Africa, Kikuyu {CrawaTiay), 1 c?; Mashonaland {Dohhie), 1 cf. Exp. 28-36 millim. Larva. Mill. Ic. ii. p. 414, pi. 93. ff. b-l. Pale yellowish or rufous ; dorsal line fine defined by brown; subdorsal, lateral, and sublateral lines strong, white in the rufous specimens and defined by brown. Food-plants, Grasses. 5 & 8. c. Mid tihin^ f)f male normal. tf'. Fore libiii', femora, and of male with immense tiitts of lung scales and liair. a". Fore wing with biackisli fascia on median nervure pxfending to near ternirn 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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