. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. •144 KOCTUID^. it darkens the lower pari of rcniforna, then incurved; postmedial line indistinctly double filled in Avith wliitish, bent outwards below oosfa, slightly incurved at discal fold and stronfjly below vein 4; subtcrminal line indistinct, ])ale, defined on inner side by a series of sm;ill fuscous spots, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at. middle ; a terminal series of slight brown lunules. Hind wing greyish suffused and irrorated with fuscous, the terminal area deep fuscous; cilia pale rufous; the underside och


. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. •144 KOCTUID^. it darkens the lower pari of rcniforna, then incurved; postmedial line indistinctly double filled in Avith wliitish, bent outwards below oosfa, slightly incurved at discal fold and stronfjly below vein 4; subtcrminal line indistinct, ])ale, defined on inner side by a series of sm;ill fuscous spots, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at. middle ; a terminal series of slight brown lunules. Hind wing greyish suffused and irrorated with fuscous, the terminal area deep fuscous; cilia pale rufous; the underside ochreous white irrorated with brown, a discoidal lunule and sinuous postmedial line. Jfah. Japan, Yokohama (Pri/er), 5 J , 4 $ , type. 36 millim. Sect. II. Antennte of male with long fasciculate cilia. A. Hiud wing with the costal area and postmedial and terminal bands flesh-red casfoneofascinta. B. Hind wing grev tinged with brown criophora. C. Hind wing wholly dark ciliata. 2651. Conistra castaneofasciata. Oporina casfa));r/a/a, Motseh. fit. Ent. 18(itt. p. 34. Dasycampa foriuix. Butl. A. M. X. H. (.")) i. p. I(i8 (1878); id. 111. Het. iii. p. 15, pi. 44. f. 11; Stand. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 210. Head and thorax orange suffused with fiery red; tegulae at base and tips and metathorax with small fuscous spots; tibiic and 1st joint of tarsi banded with fuscous; abdomen fiery red irrorated with fuscous, greyish towards base. Fore wing orange suffused. 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


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