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Sharpe: "The male differs very much from the female in 

 colour, the fore-wings being much more pointed and the 

 hind- wings more angulated. The colour of the hind-wing is 

 almost entirely brown, inclining to pinkish on the costal and 

 hinder aspects, with a sub-terminal line of black near the hind 

 margin, and with a second obscure line of black crossing the 

 middle of the wing. The costal portion of the fore-wing, 

 including the discoidal cell, is of a pale sandy brown, the 

 nervules being indicated by lighter buff, brought into relief by 

 accompanying lines of black which form two somewhat distinct 

 spots towards the apex of the wing. The discal portion of the 

 wing is traversed by a band of reddish-brown, extending from 

 the base to the costal margin, and separated continuously from 

 the lighter costal portion of the wing by some black spots, 

 which form a row, but are not very distinct. The discal 

 nervules are marked by a black line, and a somewhat distinct 

 band of black traverses the wing in the lower portion of the disc, 

 following the line of the inner and hind margins, both the latter 

 being marked with velvety black, traversed by alternate mark- 

 ings of buff. The head and thorax are dark reddish-brown, the 

 body being much lighter. The under side is reddish-brown, 

 the hind margin being distinctly marked with dark brown. 



"Expanse of male, 2-9 inches ; of female, 5 inches; cater- 

 pillar, 3f inches long. 



"The male makes a different cocoon to that of the female, 

 the former spinning up inside a leaf of which the two edges 

 are almost united, the cocoon of the female being of the 

 ordinary Ijombyciform type." 



It is to be regretted that Sir Gilbert Carter has not forwarded 

 a detailed description of the larva of this interesting moth. A 

 specimen in spirit shows it to be furnished with tufts of long 

 ^'^^^ggy yellowish (?) hair on the sides, and clusters of short 

 diverging black spines on the back. 



