. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Moths; Lepidoptera. 482 AECTIAD^. indented above vein 3; a discoidal point sometimes present. Underside of fore wing with the markings crimson. Hah. Mauritius, 4 (^ , 3 $ , type. Exp. 44-48 millim. The locality Sikhim for this species is erroneous. 2086. Utetheisa lactea. (Plate L. fig. 6.) Beiopeia lactea, Butl. Eep. Zool. Coll. ' Alert,' p. 577 (1884); Kirby, Oat. Het. p. 345. Head and thorax ochreous white; abdomen pure white. Fore wing ochreous white; two black points at base o
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Moths; Lepidoptera. 482 AECTIAD^. indented above vein 3; a discoidal point sometimes present. Underside of fore wing with the markings crimson. Hah. Mauritius, 4 (^ , 3 $ , type. Exp. 44-48 millim. The locality Sikhim for this species is erroneous. 2086. Utetheisa lactea. (Plate L. fig. 6.) Beiopeia lactea, Butl. Eep. Zool. Coll. ' Alert,' p. 577 (1884); Kirby, Oat. Het. p. 345. Head and thorax ochreous white; abdomen pure white. Fore wing ochreous white; two black points at base of costa, one at base of cell, an antemedial point above vein 1, and two discoidal points sometimes present; some terminal points on apical half; the under- side with very irregular subterminal black band from below costa to above inner margin, expanding into a patch at middle, and some- times interrupted below vein 4. Hind wing pure white, with black apical patch, followed by two points above and below vein 3, and with a small triangular white spot at apex. Bab. Providence I. (N. of Madagascar), 1^,1$ type, Coll. ' Alert.' Exjj. 38 millim. Sect. II. Hind wing of male without fold and tuft. A. Antennae of male bipectinate, with very short branches. 2087. Utetheisa antennata. Beiopeia antennata, Swinh. A. M. N. H. (6) xii, p. 215 (1893); Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. Fig. 216.— Utetheisa antennata, c?. \. S. Head and thorax yellowish white; palpi at tips, antennae, spots on vertex of head, tegulse, patagia, pro- meso- and meta- thorax black; legs striped with black; abdomen white, the anal tuft tinged with ochreous. Fore wing yellowish white; a subbasal black spot on costa followed by crimson spots on costa and above vein 1 ; an antemedial series of five black spots, angled below the cell, followed by crimson spots on costa and above vein 1; a curved medial series of black spots conjoined from costa to below cell, followed by crimson spots on costa, at origin of vein 2
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