. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Moths; Lepidoptera. LYCOMORPHA. CTENUCHA. 1154. Lycomorplia pholus. 523. Sphinx pholus, Drury, 111. Exot. Ins. ii. p]. 28. f. 3 (1773); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 115. S. Black; patagia orange. Fore wing with the basal half orange, its outer edge more or less produced to points on costa and me- dian nervure, and the black running as a fine '^ ^^\\^^ Yh black line on inner mar- gin nearly to base. Hind wing with the basal area Fig. 211 .—Lycomorpha pholus, J |. orange, its outer edge runni
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Moths; Lepidoptera. LYCOMORPHA. CTENUCHA. 1154. Lycomorplia pholus. 523. Sphinx pholus, Drury, 111. Exot. Ins. ii. p]. 28. f. 3 (1773); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 115. S. Black; patagia orange. Fore wing with the basal half orange, its outer edge more or less produced to points on costa and me- dian nervure, and the black running as a fine '^ ^^\\^^ Yh black line on inner mar- gin nearly to base. Hind wing with the basal area Fig. 211 .—Lycomorpha pholus, J |. orange, its outer edge running obliquely from middle of costa to base of inner margin. Hah. Nova Scotia; U. S. A. E,vj}. 30-31- millim. Subsp. 1. miniata. Pack. Rep. Peab. Acad. iv. p. 81 (1872); Kirby, Cat, Het. p. 116. Fore wing with the basal area pinkish ochraceous and rather more extensive than in the typical form ; hind wing with the base rather redder. Rah. Califoenia. Larva. Dyar, Psyche, 1897, p. 82. Eggs laid singly ; oblate spheroid, the lower half somewhat flat- tened ; the surface flattened in hexagonal areas ; colour dark blue- green. Larva, stage 1. Head bilobed, black, with deep-black sutures ; somites whitish, the hairs barbuled, long and pale, tubercles con- colorous, normal; thorax with seta ii. distinct; 1« & 6 and ii. in line. Mature : Grey speckled with pale green, with long blackish hairs ; head bilobed, clypeus large, the lower part pale ; brown, with two pale green, narrow, transverse irregular lines ; hairs short and white ; somites rather flattened, grey-brown, with many irregular^ triangular, transversely streaked patches ; somites 4-10 with more distinct geminate anterior dorsal, rather large pale yellow patches,^ the others smaller, whitish and indistinct; pro-legs pale, with two setoe on the obscure corneous plates. Feeds on lichens, which it resembles in coloration. Cocoon a thin w^eb on side of stone. Pupa pale brown; anal end smooth, with no trace of cremaster ;
Size: 2653px × 942px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, bookpublisherlondonbritishmuseu
