Insects abroad : being a popular account of foreign insects, their structure, habits, and transformations . lar name of moth isprobably given to this insect because the body is very colour of the Bngong is brown, with two round blackspots on the upper wings. The Lorenzo (given on opposite page) is a native of the SolomonIslands, and appears to be scarce, as there is only one specimen inthe British Museum. The colour is brown, with two little whitepatches on the upper wings, and an interrupted band of whiteon the lowrer wings. Both sides are coloured alike. Although the Euplceas are m
Insects abroad : being a popular account of foreign insects, their structure, habits, and transformations . lar name of moth isprobably given to this insect because the body is very colour of the Bngong is brown, with two round blackspots on the upper wings. The Lorenzo (given on opposite page) is a native of the SolomonIslands, and appears to be scarce, as there is only one specimen inthe British Museum. The colour is brown, with two little whitepatches on the upper wings, and an interrupted band of whiteon the lowrer wings. Both sides are coloured alike. Although the Euplceas are mostly clad in sober colours, someof them are really handsome insects. There is, for example,Euploza Diocletia, of the Philippines, a really beautiful Butterfly,its wings glowing with changing purple, just like those of ourPurple Emperor. Another rather striking insect is JSuplosaPalla, of Arii, which is quite black except a single row of roundwhite spots upon the edges of the wings. Here is the insect to which reference was made in the descrip-tion of Dismorphia arise, page 573. The resemblance between. K,. ?,?.2.— Thyridia [orMethona] Psidii.(Black and pale yellow.) 590 IX SHOTS A P, IMA I) them can easily be seen by reference to the illustration onthat page. This insect is a native of Guiana. The long, narrow wingsare black, and upon each wing are two large patches of palegreyish yellow, these portions being partially translucent. Thegeneric name of Thyridia, or little window, is given to theinsect on account of these window-like patches on the Mackwings. The body is dark brown, with the exception of someround white spots. There are several species of Thyridia, all coloured very muchalike. One of the most remarkable is Thyridia JEdcsia, inwhich the translucent parts of the wings are ruddy chestnutinstead of pale yellow. The larva of this species is smooth. Of the group called Satyrince a single example will insect which is called Callitcera Aurora is a very rema
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