78 Lloyd's natttrat. history 



hind-wings are wliitc at the base, espcrially in tlie male, with 

 dark nervures and a central spot, but are darker in the female. 

 In both sexes they are frequently tinged with rose colour. On 

 the hind margin is a grey band, which becomes lighter towards 

 the white fringes. 



The larva feeds on larkspur {^Delphinium co?iso!ida), and is 

 often met with in fallow fields on the Continent. When 

 young the larvte live gregariously. They are violet-grey, the 

 head being marked with several black spots. There is a 

 narrow, sulphur-yellow dorsal line, and another on each side. 

 In addition, the surface of the body is covered with small 

 black tubercles, each bearing a fine hair. 



The pupa is reddish-brown, with greenish wing-cases. It is 

 formed in the ground. 



The moth is on the wing in May and June. 



GENUS RHODOPHORA. 

 Alaria, Westwood in Jardine's Nat. Libr. Exot. Moths, p. 200 



(1841) ; Walker, List Lepid. Ins. Brit. Mus. xi. p. 674 



(1857), nam. pfcvocr. 

 RJwdophora, Guenee, Spec. Gen. Lepid. Noct. ii. p. 170 



(1852). 

 Antennse simple, slightly pubescent in the male. Palpi 

 short, clothed with velvety scales, and indistinctly jointed. 

 Proboscis very slender ; front rounded. Thorax partly crested, 

 and not very stout. Abdomen smooth, and conical in the 

 male. Legs short ; front tibiae with at least one long spine. 

 Wings entire ; fore wings rather pointed at the tip. Larva 

 very long and slender, with transverse bands. 



RHODOPHORA GAUR.'E, 



{Plate CXXVIIL, Figs. 4 {imago), 5 [larva).) 



Phahvna s^aiircs, Abljot & Smith, Lepid. Georg. ii. pi. 99 (iTgj), 



