LEPIDOP 1EKA. 



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fore wings banded with dark brown. In most species the 



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- F,G ' 



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 

 hind wings are pink, with a 



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, 



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



Fig. 389.— Utetheisa bella. 



Fig. 390. — Cycnia egle, larvi 



