MOEE SILK MOTHS. 



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represents the female, as may be seen by the shape of the 

 antennas, which in the male are doubly feathered, and are 

 singularly beautiful. 



The general colour of this insect is dun-brown, with a few 

 light and dark streaks arranged as shown in the illustration. 

 As is the case with many of these insects, the outer edge of the 

 wings takes a pinkish hue, and is separated from the rest of the 

 wing by a dark bar. The upper edge is marked by a blackish 

 streak, as shown in the illustration. 



Fig. 409.— Anthcrea I'eniyi. 

 (Brown.) 



The eyes of both pairs are very simihir, except that in the 

 upper pair the transparent portion is larger and more decidedly 

 circular than in the lower pair. The colouring of the under 

 surface is rather lighter than that of the upper, and the place of 

 the dark streaks is taken by a row of dark spots. 



Tlie cocoon differs little in colour from the body, and the silk 

 wliich it furnishes is smooth and strong. I possess specimens of 

 the INIoth, the cocoon, and the silk, and the descriptions have 

 been taken from my specimens, which are Chinese. 



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