252. 



GORTYNA MICACEA. 



The rosy Rustic. 



Order Lepidoptera. Fam. Noctuidae Lat.^ Leach. 

 Tijpe of the Genus Noctua flavago Esp. 



GoRTYNA Och., Treits. — Noctua Esp., Fab., Hub., Haw., Och., Goda., 

 &c. — Phselena Don. 



AntenncE inserted on the crown of the head, close to the eyes, 

 setaceous, more robust in the males than females, clothed with 

 scales above, pubescent beneath (1), 



MaxillcE spiral, slender and attenuated, considerably shorter than 

 the antennae and furnished with a fewtentacula at the apex (3). 

 Labial Palpi porrected obliquely, thickly covered with scales, 

 long beneath, the apical joint distinct (4) ; triarticulate, basal 

 joint short, curved upward, 2nd long slender and slightly atte- 

 nuated, 3rd suboval and compressed at the apex (4a). 

 Head short, thickly clothed with scales. Ocelli 2. Eyes oval (7). 

 Thorax broad, subquadrate, slightly crested and trilobed behind. 

 Abdomen obtuse, dilated at the apex in the males, rather long and 

 conical in the females. Wmgs forming a triangle when at rest, and 

 slightly dejlexed, superior sublanceolate, cilia slightly indented. 

 Tibiae, anterior very short, obtrigonate, producing a spine on the in- 

 ternal side, middle and hinder pair spurred, the latter with 2 spurs 

 above the apex. Tarsi robust, not much longer than the tibice, ex- 

 cepting the anterior , producing short spiny bristles beneath, 5 -jointed, 

 basal joint the longest. Claws small and bifid (Sf, hind leg), 

 harvdifieshy, producing only a few short hairs ; with G pectoral, 8 ab- 

 dominal, and 2 anal feet. 

 Pupae inclosed in the stems of plants. 



MiCACEA Esper 6. tab. 145. — Och., Goda. — Cypriaca Hub.; Haw. 227. 

 197. 



Rosy brown. Antennse whitish, ochreous beneath. Superior 

 wings with 2 strigse near the base, the 1st abbreviated, the 2nd 

 waved ; an oblique curved even line beyond the middle forming 

 with the 2nd a fascia, upon which are 2 spots towards the costa, 

 one circular, the other ear-shaped. Inferior wings pale ochre, 

 the cilia darker, the nervures, a striga parallel with the margin 

 and a crescent-shaped mark near the disc fuscous. Abdomen 

 rather rosy, ochreous at the base. 



Obs. This is a very variable species in size, colour, and strength 

 of the markings. 



In the Author's and other Cabinets. 



