. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement. Moths. Sl'inXGlFOiniA. *68y7. Sphingifornia pratti. SjJi/ngiforma praiii, , Xov. Zool. xiii. p. 211 (lHOfi). cj". Head and tliorax black-brown witb a greyish tinge ; pectus whitish tinged A\ ith brown ; legs brown mixed with white, the fore tibia? and tarsi striped with white in front, the hind tibia? streaked with white above at base, the hair on hind legs white tinged with brown ; abdomen black-brown with a greyish tinge, the extremity and lateral fringes of hair white, the anal tnft rufous, the ventral s
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement. Moths. Sl'inXGlFOiniA. *68y7. Sphingifornia pratti. SjJi/ngiforma praiii, , Xov. Zool. xiii. p. 211 (lHOfi). cj". Head and tliorax black-brown witb a greyish tinge ; pectus whitish tinged A\ ith brown ; legs brown mixed with white, the fore tibia? and tarsi striped with white in front, the hind tibia? streaked with white above at base, the hair on hind legs white tinged with brown ; abdomen black-brown with a greyish tinge, the extremity and lateral fringes of hair white, the anal tnft rufous, the ventral surface white tinged with ochreous. Fore wing grey-white, the basal half suffused with fuscous brown, the ajncal half irrorated with brown, the costal edge white ; antemedial line very indistinct, double, very oblique from costa to submediau. Fig. 202.—Sphhif/ifonna pratfi, cT • fold, then erect and slightly angled inwards on vein 1 ; a black discoidal point; a very indistinct, rather diffused dark medial line, very oblique from costa to vein 1 and bant inwards to inner margiu ; an oblique quadrate fuscous patch on costa beyond middle with the very faint minutely waved postmedial erect line rising from it; a very indistinct subterminal line with black points on the veins, angled outwards at vein G and ending at tornus ; cilia Avhitish at base with dark line at middle, and red tijis whitish towards apex. Hind wing fuscous black, the cilia whitish at tips. Underside of fore wing fnscous brown with the apical area greyish. Kah. Br. N. Guixea, Dinawa (Pratt), type t 6 in Coll. 13ethune-Eaker, Ekeikei. Eurp, 58 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, 1860-1936. London Printed by order of the Trustees
Size: 2368px × 1055px
Photo credit: © Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorhamp, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectmoths
