. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Moths; Lepidoptera. 20 ARCTIAD^.. Fig. 10.—Aphi/le margaritacea, J. the shaft white towards base; patagia with black spots; fore and mid legs spotted and ^ streaked with brown ; '^ abdomen dorsally orange fulvous, the ventral sur- face white. Fore wing semihyaline white slightly tinged with yellow ; the costa orange ; an oblique black antemedial bar from below costa to below median nervure, with two spots between it and inner margin ; an oblique bar from below costa across end of c
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Moths; Lepidoptera. 20 ARCTIAD^.. Fig. 10.—Aphi/le margaritacea, J. the shaft white towards base; patagia with black spots; fore and mid legs spotted and ^ streaked with brown ; '^ abdomen dorsally orange fulvous, the ventral sur- face white. Fore wing semihyaline white slightly tinged with yellow ; the costa orange ; an oblique black antemedial bar from below costa to below median nervure, with two spots between it and inner margin ; an oblique bar from below costa across end of cell and on base of vein 3 ; an oblique striga from vein 2 to tornus; a curved line from below costa across apical area 'to termen and a short streak on apical part of costa. Hind wing strongly tinged with orange fulvous. $ . Abdomen and wings almost pure white ; fore wing without orange costal fascia; antemedial black spots in cell and on inner margin instead of the bar and spots. Hab. Amazons, Pani (5a^f5), I d, 1 $ type. Exp., 6 30, $ 38 millim. Sect. II. Fore wing with rein 6 from the cell ; 7 from beyond 10; 11 stalked with 7, 8, 9 ; hind wing with veins 3, 5 from cell. 1215. Aphyle incarnata, n. sp. 2 . Pink, slightly tinged with purplish brown; palpi yellow in front; legs partly yellow; ventral surface of abdomen white. Fore wing with the veins and inner area less tinged with brown; indis- tinct antemedial, medial, and postmedial waved lines, the last arising from apex, at vein 6 retracted and bent upwards to below vein 7, then waved to tornus, the area beyond it yellow with some pink points on the broad medial part. Hind wing paler pink. Hah. Amazons, Olivencas {Michelli), 1 $ type. Exp. 36 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 Hampson, George Francis, 1860-1936. London : Britis
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