. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. BOMBVCJA. 219 cilia whitish and brown with a dark line tlirougli them. Hind wing white irrorated with brown, especially on terminal area; a fine brown terminal line; cilia white with a slight brown line through them; the underside with dark discoidal lunule and slight postmedial line with minute streaks on the veins. Ilab. , California, Sierra Nevada, 1 S • E^vj). 34 millim. *2365. Bombycia onychina. Epunda 07iychina, Guen. Noct. ii. p. 48 (1852); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 215. Similar in size and colour to B. viminalis
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. BOMBVCJA. 219 cilia whitish and brown with a dark line tlirougli them. Hind wing white irrorated with brown, especially on terminal area; a fine brown terminal line; cilia white with a slight brown line through them; the underside with dark discoidal lunule and slight postmedial line with minute streaks on the veins. Ilab. , California, Sierra Nevada, 1 S • E^vj). 34 millim. *2365. Bombycia onychina. Epunda 07iychina, Guen. Noct. ii. p. 48 (1852); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 215. Similar in size and colour to B. viminalis. Fore wing rather greyer with the markings similar ; the orbicular much larger and at least equal in size to the reniform, somewhat quadrate and with its centre slightly defined by black ; the reniform partly suffused with rufotis; subterminal line represented - by three large dark quadrate patches, ou costa, at middle, and at tornus. Hah. Exj). 32 millim. This species is unknown to me; it may belong to the genus BracJiylomia. Larva. Grey marbled with rufous ; a dorsal series of small black V-shaped marks between the joints; stigmatal line broad, white with a reddish line through its middle ; head shining rufous. Food- plant, Chamecistus. Sect. II. Antennae of male bipectiiiate with sliort branches, the apical part serrate. 236G. Bombycia viminalis. Noetua viminalis, Fabr. Gen. In. p. 284 (1777); Dup. Lop. Fr. vi. p. 177, pi. 84. f. 4 ; Steph. 111. Brit. Ent., Ilaus^t. iii. p. 58; Stand. Cat. Lep. pal. p. KM. Noetua stricia, Esp. Schmett. iii. pi. 84. f. 5 (1787). Noetua saliceti, Borkh. Enr. Schmett. iv. p. 630 (1792). Noetua scripta, Hiibn. Enr. Schmett., Noct. f. 50 (1827). Bombycia ohscura, Stand. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 164 (1871). Bombycia asiatica, Bang-Haas, ined. Head and thorax grey-white tinged with red-brown ; frons dark brown below; antenniTe brown except at base; tegute with black line near tips, which are brown ; patagia edged with blackish on. Fig. C)Q.^Bomb
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