Moths . TAMKACA.—HERCULIA. 159 for one-third length ; 7, 8, 9 stalked; 10, 11 free. Hind wingwith vein 3 from near angle of cell; 4, 5 hardly approximated atbase ; 6, 7 from upper angle. 4553. Tamraca torridalis, Led. Wien. ent. Mon. vii, pp. 342 & 457,pi. 6, fig. 15 ; Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii, pi. 215, figs. 7, 8 ; C. fy incerta, Wlk. Cat. xxxiii, p. 829; C. $ 8. no. 2213. Head brownish; thorax purplish; abdomen purplish andfuscous. Fore wing brownish ochreous. suffused with purplish red at base and on innermargin, and fiery red onmedial area below cell andon outer area; a curv
Moths . TAMKACA.—HERCULIA. 159 for one-third length ; 7, 8, 9 stalked; 10, 11 free. Hind wingwith vein 3 from near angle of cell; 4, 5 hardly approximated atbase ; 6, 7 from upper angle. 4553. Tamraca torridalis, Led. Wien. ent. Mon. vii, pp. 342 & 457,pi. 6, fig. 15 ; Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii, pi. 215, figs. 7, 8 ; C. fy incerta, Wlk. Cat. xxxiii, p. 829; C. $ 8. no. 2213. Head brownish; thorax purplish; abdomen purplish andfuscous. Fore wing brownish ochreous. suffused with purplish red at base and on innermargin, and fiery red onmedial area below cell andon outer area; a curveddark antemedial line; a darkcell-spot and incurved post-medial dark line with paleFig. 91.—Tamraca torridalis, rf. \. inner edge_ Hind wing suffused with purplish red and fuscous on costal half and withfiery red on inner half; an antemedial yellow line from mediannervure to inner margin ; a triangular white spot below lower angleof cell; a postmedial line incurved from apex to vein 5, then with
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