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Genus Utetheisa Hilbner. 



1822 — HiiBNER, Verz. bek. Schmett., p. 16S. 



li-K^- Deiopeia Stkphens, 111. Brit. Ent. Haiist., Vol. II, p. 92. 



Synopsis of species. 

 Transverse bands of primaries orange ochraceous. 



Bands complete, secondaries pink ...... bella. 



Bands indistinct or absent except on costal edge. 



Secondaries red var. hybrida. 



Secondaries white var. terminalis. 



Transverse bands deep rose red. 



Bands complete, secondaries pink or partly so . . . venusta. 



Bands absent except on costal edge, secondaries white . . ornatrix. 

 U. bella Linnaeus. 



1758— Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., Vol. I, p, 534. 

 var. hybrida Butler. 



1877— Butler, Trans. Ent. Soc. , London, p. 321. 



I'&TT— intermedia Butler, Trans. Ent. Soc, London, p. 361. 



var. terminalis Neumoegen &= Dyar. 



White, a black spot on vertex of head, two on collar and 

 three rows on thorax. Primaries white with five transverse 

 orange colored bands, the two outer connected by an oblique 

 band. Alternating with these are six rows of black spots and a 

 terminal more compact row. Secondaries rose red or pink with 

 an outer black border, a spot near anal angle confluent with it and 

 a subapical oblique band. Expanse, 40 mm. 



Habitat^ Atlantic States. 



The var. terminalis differs in having no pink on secondaries '• 

 white with a black border. On primaries the orange bands are 

 indicated on costa and slightly near internal margin and subterm- 

 inally. Black dots present only on costa, base and subterminally 

 and terminally. 



U. venusta Dalman. 



1823— Dalman, Anal. Ent., p. 28. 

 \'i,l\—speciosa Walker, Cat. Brit. Mus., pt. II, p. 568. 

 Like U. bella but the bands rose red instead of orange. 

 One specimen has an orange tint. 

 Habitat, West Indies. 



U. ornatrix Linnaeus. 



1758 — Linnaeus, Syst Nat., (3) no. 80. 



Band represented by straight, even, narrow lines on costa 

 (not shades as in var. terminalis), subterminal red band present. 

 Black dots on costa, base, subterminally and terminally exactly 

 as in var. terminalis. Secondaries white, with black border 

 variable. 



Habitat^ Texas to Brazil, West Indies, 



