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2. White (Albns). White less intense than niveous. 
The colour of chalk. — Ex. Spilosoma mendica ? . 
3. Lacteous (Lacteus). White with a slight tint of 
blue. The colour of milk: — Ex. Minoa lactcaria. 
4k Cream-coloured (Lactifiorcus). White with a 
proportion of yellow. — Ex. Pale part of the Pri- 
mary wings of Euprepia Caja. 
5. Flesh-coloured (Carneus). White tinted with 
red. The colour of young and healthy Jlcsh. — 
Ex. Secondary wings of Sphinx Ligustri. 
6. Hoary (Incanus). W T hite with a small proportion 
of black. The colour ©f a gray head. N.B. This 
term is lisually confined to pubescence. — Ex. Cur- 
culio sulcirostris. 
7. Cinereous (Cmereus). White with a shade of 
brown. — Ex. Sitoria diffinis, Dasychira pudibnnda. 
8. Griseous (Griseus). White mottled with black 
or bixnvn. — Ex. Curcidio nebulosus. 
9. Yellow [Flavus). Pure yellow. — Ex. Bands on the 
Abdomen of Noma da (Apis*, b. K.), Crabro, &c. 
10. Straw-coloured (Stramineus). Pale yellow with a 
very faint tint of blue. — Ex. Ennomos cratccgata. 
11. Sulphureous (Sidphureus). Yellow with a tint of 
green. The colour of brimstone. — Ex. Gonepteryx 
Rhamni <$ . 
12. Luteous (Luteus). Deep yellow with a tint of red. 
The colour of the yolk of an egg. — Ex. Primary 
xvings of Colias Edusa. 
13. Orange (Aurantius). Equal parts of red and yel- 
low. — Ex. Apex of Wings of Pontia Cardamincs. 
14'. Saffron-coloured (Croceus). The colour of saf- 
fron. — Ex. Yellow in the Elytra of Trichiusfasci- 
atus. 
