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MOTTLED ORANGE-MOTH. 



Gortyna flavago. 

 PLATE XXIV. Fig. 2. 



Plial. Noct. Lappae, Don. x. PI. 340 Noctua Flavago, 

 ner. Noct. Ochraceago, Haworth, 234 __ Noct. rutilago, 

 Fabr __ Mottled Orange, Harris* Aurel. PI. 35 __ Gortyna 

 flavago, Ochsen, Curtis, StepA* 



GORTYNA has antennas of moderate length, setace- 

 ous, clothed with scales above, and pubescent be- 

 neath; the proboscis slender and not so long as 

 the antennae ; palpi with the basal joint short and 

 curved upwards, the second long and attenuated, 

 the terminal one distinct, somewhat oval and com- 

 pressed at the apex; thorax broad, with a conical 

 tuft anteriorly, and trilobed behind; all the wings 

 entire, the upper pair sublanceolate, with the tip 

 acute. The larva is fleshy, furnished only with a 

 few short and scattered hairs. It feeds on the pith 

 and internal parts of vegetables, and bears a good 

 deal of resemblance to those of Zeuzera, Cucullm, 

 and others of similar economy. Only two British 

 species have been hitherto detected, of which that 

 named G. flavago is by far the most handsome. It 



