. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. AG ARISTA. 549 43. Agarista agricola. Vapilio agriciila, Douov. In;. A'ow. Hull. pi. 32. f. 1 (1805); Kirby, Cat. Ilet. p. 21. Afjaristu pieta. Leach, Zool. Misc. i. p. ^, pi. 15 (1815); Diiucau, Nat. Libr., Exot. Moths, v. p. 83, pi. 2. 1'. 1. d". Black; Isfc and 2n(l joints of palpi, sides of frons, vertex of head, gulae, a band on teguke, and extremity of patagia pale yellow ; pectus and femora with tho hair pink; tore and mid tibiae and tarsi with white points, the mid tibiae streaked with orange ; abdomen Avith the an
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. AG ARISTA. 549 43. Agarista agricola. Vapilio agriciila, Douov. In;. A'ow. Hull. pi. 32. f. 1 (1805); Kirby, Cat. Ilet. p. 21. Afjaristu pieta. Leach, Zool. Misc. i. p. ^, pi. 15 (1815); Diiucau, Nat. Libr., Exot. Moths, v. p. 83, pi. 2. 1'. 1. d". Black; Isfc and 2n(l joints of palpi, sides of frons, vertex of head, gulae, a band on teguke, and extremity of patagia pale yellow ; pectus and femora with tho hair pink; tore and mid tibiae and tarsi with white points, the mid tibiae streaked with orange ; abdomen Avith the anal tul't orange. Fore wing with oblicjue pale yellow fascia from below middle of cell to base of inner margin; a sub- basal blue line from costa to below cell; the antemedial blue line. Fig. 2-i2.—Atjarlsfa ucjrlcola, (j". \. slightly excurved below costa, then oblique to submedian fold;. a large orange spot in end of cell, with smaller spots below it above and below base of vein 2; an oblique postmedial series of orange spots between veins 7 and 2 in echelon of two, two, and one spots; the postmedial line represented by blue spots running obli(]uely from vein 2 to 4, then two curved marks, then as a line retracted to below end of cell and stronger towards inner margin, with four spots beyond it on veins 7 to 5 and one near tornus ; cilia white at apex, and white-tipped towards tornus. Hind wing with maculate blue medial liand from below costa to inner margin; a maculate crimson postmedial band from vein 4 to near tornus ; cilia white with soinc black at l)ase ; underside with blue streaks on basal area below costa and cell, and pale yellow and bluish spots in cell and on discocellulars. 2. Tegulic except in front, patagia, and thorax pale yellow ; foi'e wing with the yellow on basal area extending to below costa. Hah. QuEKNSLANi), Moreton 13ay(X>rt»(t-0, 5 c? , 4 $ ; New South Wales, Sydney {liaynor)^ 1 S . Exp., (S 70, $ 84 millim. Subsp. 1. bifonah, Bull. H
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