MOTHS OF THE LIMBERLOST 



was brownish red velvet. From this to the clay coloured 

 band with its paler brown markings and lines, the pink 

 and white scales sprinkled the brown ground; most of 

 the pink, around the marking, more of the white, in the 

 middle of the space; so few of either, that it appeared to 

 be brown where the clay border joined. 



The antennae were shaped as all of the Attacus group, 

 but larger in proportion to size, for ni}- l)iggest Promethea 

 measured only four and a quarter from tip to tip, and for 

 his inches carried larger antlers than any Cecropia I ever 

 saw of this measurement, those of the male being very 

 much larger than the female. In colour they were 

 similar to the darkest part of the wings, as were the back 

 of the head, thorax and abdomen. The hair on the back 

 of the thorax was very long. The face wore a pink flush 

 over brown, the eyes bright brown, the under thorax 

 covered Avith long pinkish brown hairs, and the legs the 

 same. A white stripe ran down each side of the abdomen, 

 touched with a dot of brownish red wine colour on the 

 rings. The under part was pinkish wine crossed with 

 a narrow white line at each segment. The claspers were 

 prominent and sharp. The finishing touch of the ex- 

 quisite creation lay in the fact that in motion, in strong 

 light the red wine shadings of the under side cast an in- 

 tangible, elusive, rosy flush over the dark back of the moth 

 that was the most delicate and loveliest colour effect I 

 ever have seen on marking of flower, bird, or animal. 



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