. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. NYCTIPAO. 291 Hah. W. China, Chang-Yang (Pratt), 1 cT type, Wa-shan (Pratt), 1 9, Chia-kou-ho (Pratt), 2 ?, Ta-chien-lu (Pratt), 3 $ . /i'.rp. 94-108 millim. d. Fore wing of male not clothed with androconia ; hind wing on uppersido clothed with rough androconia to near post medial line except at inner margin. 7412. Nyctipao glaucopis. Kyctlpao glaucopis, Wlk. xiv. 1306 (1857); But). 111. Het. vi. p. 45, ^pl. 112'. f. 4 : Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 461. Isyctipao prunosa, Moore, P. Z. S. 1883, p. 26. <S. Head, thorax, an


. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. NYCTIPAO. 291 Hah. W. China, Chang-Yang (Pratt), 1 cT type, Wa-shan (Pratt), 1 9, Chia-kou-ho (Pratt), 2 ?, Ta-chien-lu (Pratt), 3 $ . /i'.rp. 94-108 millim. d. Fore wing of male not clothed with androconia ; hind wing on uppersido clothed with rough androconia to near post medial line except at inner margin. 7412. Nyctipao glaucopis. Kyctlpao glaucopis, Wlk. xiv. 1306 (1857); But). 111. Het. vi. p. 45, ^pl. 112'. f. 4 : Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 461. Isyctipao prunosa, Moore, P. Z. S. 1883, p. 26. <S. Head, thorax, and abdomen fuscous brown. Fore wing brown strongly suffused with purple-blue except the brown hair at. Fig. 48.—NyctijMo glaucopis, (^. }. base; a large whorl-shaped discoidal mark defined by black, the inner side of its centre witb inverted greenish brown comma-shaped mark with bilobate head defined by brilliant blue and white scales, the outer part of centre with black patch defined on outer side by grej'-green; a faint dark shade beyond the discoidal mark, arising below costa and excurved beyond the stigma, then erect; an in- distinct grey-white postmedial line, arising below costa, oblique to below vein 4, and angled outwards below vein 6, incurved below vein 4 and ending at vein 1. Hind wing clothed with fuscous v2. 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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