Insects abroad : being a popular account of foreign insects, their structure, habits, and transformations . comes olive-brown, extending from the base to nearly the middle of the comes a pink bar,extending completelyacross the wing; and therest is olive-brown, withthe exception of a curvedpink stripe stretchingfrom the lower edgenearly, but not quite,to the tip. The lowerwings are brown, edgedwith a paler hue, andhaving a yellow patchin the middle. There are many spe-cies of this genus, one ofwhich—perhaps the most remarkable in colour—has not yet beendescribed. The upp
Insects abroad : being a popular account of foreign insects, their structure, habits, and transformations . comes olive-brown, extending from the base to nearly the middle of the comes a pink bar,extending completelyacross the wing; and therest is olive-brown, withthe exception of a curvedpink stripe stretchingfrom the lower edgenearly, but not quite,to the tip. The lowerwings are brown, edgedwith a paler hue, andhaving a yellow patchin the middle. There are many spe-cies of this genus, one ofwhich—perhaps the most remarkable in colour—has not yet beendescribed. The upper wings are rich deep brown, with a slightblue gloss. Across the middle of each wing is drawn a broaddiagonal bar of chalky white, so arranged that when the wingsare closed the bars unite and form a saddle-shaped mark overthe back. The wings are edged with a row of little chalk-white marks like the cogs of a wheel. As the thorax isred, the appearance of the insect when at rest is sufficientlyremarkable. The specific name fulvntcenia, or tawny-band, refers to thereddish bar across the upper Fio. 438.—Oyhiusa fulvotsenia.(Brown, pink, and yellow ) THE PYRALID^. G99
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