. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 510 whiter from costa to vein 3. Hind wing whitish suffused with brown, the androconia in and beyond the cell rufous, the hair on apical area darker. Underside of fore wing whiter; hind wing with the costal half grey-brown, the inner half Fig-. 115.—Macroptila monstralis, <$. \. $ . Head and thorax white tinged with brown; abdomen white; fore wing silvery white, the inner area to submedian fold suffused with brown ; hind wing white. Hab. Costa Rica, Sixola R. (ScJiatts), 1 6, Esperanza (ScJ/aus), 1 $ . E
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 510 whiter from costa to vein 3. Hind wing whitish suffused with brown, the androconia in and beyond the cell rufous, the hair on apical area darker. Underside of fore wing whiter; hind wing with the costal half grey-brown, the inner half Fig-. 115.—Macroptila monstralis, <$. \. $ . Head and thorax white tinged with brown; abdomen white; fore wing silvery white, the inner area to submedian fold suffused with brown ; hind wing white. Hab. Costa Rica, Sixola R. (ScJiatts), 1 6, Esperanza (ScJ/aus), 1 $ . Ewp. 32 millim. 389 c. Macroptila nubecula. Macroptila nubecula, Schaus, (S) vii. p. 357 (1911). Fore wing with vein 6 from below angle of cell, 7, 8, 9 stalked, male with a large patch of androconia below the cell on underside, the median nervure curved upwards; hind wing with veins 6, 7 stalked and bent downwards, 8 from close to angle of cell, the costa lohed at apex, a large glandular patch occupying nearly the whole cell, the costal area and area round the patch clothed with 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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