. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. TOKTRICIFORMA. 595 7011. Tortriciforma cUoroplaga. (Plate CLXXXIX. fig. 25.) Tortriciforma cldoroplaga, Ilmpsn. A. M. N. H. (7) xvi. p. 587 (1905). 5 . Head and thorax grey-white; palpi, pectus, legs and abdomen ochreous tinged with rufous. Fore wing ochreous white, the base and terminal area tinged with green, the costa faintly tinged with rufous ; a small fiery red streak on base of inner margin ; an irregularly elliptical dark sap-green subbasal patch from costa to median nervure, its lower part diff'used, with some reddis
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. TOKTRICIFORMA. 595 7011. Tortriciforma cUoroplaga. (Plate CLXXXIX. fig. 25.) Tortriciforma cldoroplaga, Ilmpsn. A. M. N. H. (7) xvi. p. 587 (1905). 5 . Head and thorax grey-white; palpi, pectus, legs and abdomen ochreous tinged with rufous. Fore wing ochreous white, the base and terminal area tinged with green, the costa faintly tinged with rufous ; a small fiery red streak on base of inner margin ; an irregularly elliptical dark sap-green subbasal patch from costa to median nervure, its lower part diff'used, with some reddish brown on subcostal nervure ; a black discoidal point; a faint diffused brownish medial line from vein 2 to inner margin ; an oblique sap-green streak from costa just beyond middle to vein 7 with traces of a sinuous postmedial line arising from it, some rufous on costa beyond it with some grey below it before the subterminal line which is represented by a series of small obscure blackish marks strongly angled outwards at vein 7 and middle ; a whitish subapical spot. Hind wing yellow, the inner area tinged with fiery red ; a red discoidal point; a diffused red subterminal line and narrow terminal band. Underside of fore wing tinged with fiery red ; hind wing with some red irroration on costal area, a red discoidal lunule, sinuous red postmedial and subterminal lines from costa to vein 5, some grey on termen. Hah, Pekak, Larut Hills {S. S. Floiuer), 1 $ type. Exjy. 24 millim. 7012. Tortriciforma viridipuncta. Tortriciforma viridi'puncta, Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 425 (1894). c? . Head and thorax purple-grey, the tegulse deep sap-green ; palpi brownish ; the tarsi brownish ringed with white ; abdomen grey-white with fulvous yellow segmental lines on ventral surface. Fore wing purple-grey, the inner area deeper purple except towards base ; a sap-green antemedial band edged by white and on outer side also by black, oblique, sinuous, frona costa to vein 1, constricted. Fig. 23G.—
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