. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. Fig. 73.—Agrotis temperata, J . }• a medial shade from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; the post- medial line rather indistinct, highly curved and minutely waved, the area beyond it deep ferruginous to the subterminal line, which is angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle ; the terminal area grey, irrorated and striated with dark brown ; a terminal series of black points ; cilia with dark line through them. Hind wing semihyaline whitish, strongly suffused with brown especially towards costa and te
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. Fig. 73.—Agrotis temperata, J . }• a medial shade from lower angle of cell to inner margin ; the post- medial line rather indistinct, highly curved and minutely waved, the area beyond it deep ferruginous to the subterminal line, which is angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle ; the terminal area grey, irrorated and striated with dark brown ; a terminal series of black points ; cilia with dark line through them. Hind wing semihyaline whitish, strongly suffused with brown especially towards costa and termen ; the cilia pale with a brown line through them ; the underside pale irrorated with brown, and the costal area tinged with brown, a black discoidal point and postmedial line on costal area. Hah. Mexico, Jalapa (Triy?7?o), 1 J ; Costa Rica (ZJwf^erif/oof?), Godman-Salvin Coll., 1 $ ; Brazil, Rio Janeiro. , (S 36, $ 40 millim. Type t in Coll. Schaus. B. Fore legs and pectus of male normal. a. Fore wing with the apex produced and acute; claspers of male thickly tufted with hair. 662. Agrotis costalis. Agrotis costalis, Wlk. x. 343 (1856). Head and thorax dark red-brown more or less strongly mixed with black; palpi blackish except at tips ; tibiae and tarsi blackish, with pale rings; abdomen pale fuscous, the hair at sides and extremity tinged with rufous. Fore wing deep red-brown, more or less strongly suffused with black, the costal area ochreous, in one specimen rufous to near apex; the subbasal line represented by a black striga from costa; the antemedial line hardly traceable except on costal area, angled at median nervure, oblique towards costa and inner margin; orbicular and reniform small, the former 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 Histo
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