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INSECTS ABROAD. 



is SO seldom taken in its perfect state. The generic name is 

 formed from two Greek words, signifying " something that loves 

 the afternoon," this name being given in consequence of the 

 habits of the Moths. 



There are very many species of this genus, of which the 

 present is certainly one of the handsomest. The colours of 

 this insect are so complicated that a description is not an easy 

 task. Beginning with tlie upper wings, the ground colour is a 



Fio. 371.— Deileplula daucus. 

 (Brown, red, yellow, and white.) 



very dark, rich, chocolate-brown. From the base of the wing 

 to the tip runs a bold streak of pale dun, and a border of 

 yellow runs round the entire wing. On the middle of the 

 upper edge there is a small but conspicuous patch of white, 

 and a number of very narrow white lines run diagonally across 

 the wing. These lines, together Math a mark on the caterpillar, 

 have earned for it the specific name of lineata, or " streaked," 

 which has been bestowed on it by some authors. 



As to the lower wings, their ground colour is red. Two broad 



