30 ON THE GENUS CHARAaiA OF WALKER, 



Inferior icings pale yellowish-red. 

 Body yellowish red ; the tufts on the abdomen, the 

 collar, and the head being silver-grey. 



Larva about 24 lines in length, of a dark cream-colour 



throughout, with the head and squamose portions 

 darker. 

 The larvee inhabit the interior of many plants, such as the 

 Casuai-ina, Callistemon, Eucalyptus, Dodonsea, Acmena, &c., and 

 are plentifully found within a few miles of Sydney, the lower 

 Hunter River district, and many other localities of New South 

 Wales. 



Lewin, m his woi'k on the Lepidopterous Insects of New South 

 Wales, has figured two females, representing them as of diflPerent 

 sexes. The correct description of the male of his sjiecies, the 

 lignivora, is now given. 



3. — Charagia Lewinii. 



Charagia Lewinii j 



Charagia LamDerti S r > i- > 



Hepialus Lewinii j ^^ ^ 



Hepialus Lamberti \ '■ 



Male length of wings 21 lines; of body 12 lines. 



Sujyerior wings, bright emerald green relieved by 

 various silver markings, namely, a line from the base 

 along the costa to about fths of its length ; from this 

 point transversely across the wing to the margin of 

 the inner border, then back towards about half of the 

 discoidal cell, where it nearly meets another short 

 band, proceeding from the basal portion of the in- 

 terior margin, thus having formed an almost right 

 angle immediately under the discoidal cell : within 

 the space embraced by the two latter bands are placed 

 two small transverse marginal streaks, and likewise 

 over the outer angle a distinct spot is seen. These 

 silver markings are brought out in strong relief by a 

 shading of purplish brown. 

 The disposition of the silveiy lines and colour of the 



