. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Moths; Lepidoptera. Fig. G7.—Tessellarctia semivaria, $. \. median nervure ; two discoidal points ; postmedial and subterminal series of four or five irregular spots from costa on an apical yellow patch ; medial, two postmedial, and a subterminal series of blackish spots from the yellow spots to inner margin. Hind wing rather more fuscous brown, with some j'^ellowish at base and five points beyond the cell; cilia yellowish from vein 4 to submedian fold ; underside with basal and me
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Moths; Lepidoptera. Fig. G7.—Tessellarctia semivaria, $. \. median nervure ; two discoidal points ; postmedial and subterminal series of four or five irregular spots from costa on an apical yellow patch ; medial, two postmedial, and a subterminal series of blackish spots from the yellow spots to inner margin. Hind wing rather more fuscous brown, with some j'^ellowish at base and five points beyond the cell; cilia yellowish from vein 4 to submedian fold ; underside with basal and medial yellowish patches on costa and a point in cell. (S . Hind wing yellowish white, with some brown on inner area and termen and sHght streaks on the veins below apex. Hab. Brazil, type in Mus. Oxon., 8ta. Catherina, Rio Grande do Sul, N. Friburgo, Castro Parana, 1 S • Exp. 44 millim. Sect. il. Hind wing with the termen not angled at middle. A. Abdomen crimson B. Abdomen yellow ursi7ia. cinerascens. 1349. Tessellarctia ursina. PhcBgoptera ursina, Schaus, P. Z. S. 1892, p. 281; id. Am. Lep. pi. f. Fig. 68.— Tessellarctia ursina, (^, Head and thorax dirty white ; palpi brown, banded with orange- red ; antennae and patches on vertex of head and tegulae brown ; patagia with small brown spots ; metathorax brown; legs banded with black; fore legs scarlet above; abdomen scarlet, with dorsal. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hampson, George Francis, 1860-1936. London : British Museum
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