LEPIDOPTERA. 



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In most species the 



fore wings banded with dark brown. 



hind wings are unspot- 



ted and are snow- 



white, but in some 



the hind wings are 



yellow. These moths 



constitute the genus 



Haploa (Hap'lo-a). A 



species common in the 



Atlantic States and rep- 



resented by Figure 388 is Haploa contigua (H. con-tig'u-a). 



The insects of this genus vary greatly in their markings. 

 The Bella-moth, Utetheisa bella (U-te-thei'sa bel'la) is a 

 whitish moth with lemon-yellow 

 or orange-colored fore wings, 

 crossed by six transverse white 

 bands, each containing a series 

 of black dots (Fig. 389); the 



FIG. iSg.- > 



black outer margin, which is bordered within by a narrow white 

 line. The species occurs throughout the Atlantic States. 



The Harlequin 

 Milkweed Cater- 

 pillar, Cycnia egle 

 (Cyc'ni-a eg'le). 

 This larva is the 

 most common cat- 

 erpillar found on 

 milkweed. It is 

 clothed with tufts 

 of orange, black, 

 and white ; those 

 at each end of the 

 body are longer 

 than the others, F' r - 39>.-c>c*/i *. ' arva 



and are arranged radiately (Fig. 390). When full grown 



