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joint. Head dark in front, pale on the vertex; a few dark scales between the 



insertions of the antennae. Body and wings pale ash; both wings somewhat 

 produced toward the apex. Fore wings speckled with brown scales, a large 

 blister at base; three prominent lines, the inner broadly curved, the curve 

 continuing across the median space, the line heavy and black, subaeutely 

 angulated outward below the costa, broadening on the costa and on the 

 median vein, and angulated outward slightly on the submedian; it is dis- 

 tinctly prolonged on to the base of the hind wings The second or middle 

 line begins as a broad triangular costal patch, larger than that of the basal 

 line, and curved around just outside of the simple discal dot (which seems, 

 however, to form one side of a ringlet, of which the outer two-thirds are 

 formed by the curve in the line). The line widens at the origin of the first 

 median venule, where it. approaches the outer line ; it touches it just below 

 the second median and then diverges on to the inner edge. The line is slightly 

 scalloped. Outer line black, distinct, broadly sinuous, with three grand 

 curves; between the costal edge and the last subcostal venule three unequal 

 teeth, the largest and most acute just below the costa; below it and at the base 

 a point on the second venule; from the third tooth the line sweeps around 

 continuously to the third median venule, with a black point on each venule; 

 below this the line curves regularly inward, pointed outward on the sub- 

 median vein ; a dull-brown, almost blackish, shade borders this line. A sub- 

 marginal, zigzag, distinct, white line, the scallops within filled with black. 

 From each white point a narrow dark streak connects with each black inter- 

 venular dot. A dark shade in the extradiscal interspace. Fringe on both 

 wings gray, faintly checkered with paler opposite the black dots. Hind wings 

 pale within the extradiscal line; at the extreme base a black line; a straight 

 shade just below the discal dot, which is black, linear, distinct. The third 

 is narrow, black, distinct, nearly straight, pointed slightly outward on the 

 costal vein, and with a very prominent tooth on the first subcostal vein; 

 between the median vein and the inner edge a little curved inward. Beyond is 

 a brown shade. A broad, submarginal, dusky shade, inclosing a zigzag, white 

 line. A black, marginal, scalloped line. Beneath pale-ash, with a very faint 

 ochreous tint ; discal dot on the fore wing three times as large as on the hind 

 wings; middle area of the fore wings smoky. A very broad marginal 

 blackish shade, leaving a whitish apex, and the adjoining portion of the fringe 

 paler. On the hind wings, the shade is narrower, disappearing at the inner 

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