THE NIGHT PEACOCK. MOTH. 



695 



pinkish hue towards the tips, and being covered with a niulti- 



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Fig. 420. — Nyctif ac ilbiLiuf uJ, 

 (Dark brown, white, and olive.) 



tilde of little brown marks. From the base of each wing a bold 

 streak of white runs to- 

 wards the tip, and is 

 edged on either side with 

 black. Five stripes run 

 from the tip of the wings 

 to the inner edge, one 

 being straight and the 

 others w^avy. The colour 

 of these stripes is very 

 variable, ranging from 

 white to yellow. 



On the middle of the 

 wing is an eye-like mark, 

 coloured as follows. In 

 the centre is a crescent- 

 shaped spot of dark brown, 

 edcred with black, and being surrounded with a circle of choco- 



FiG 430 — Cdlhodes oibigera. 

 (Chocolate and ciimson, or yellow ) 



