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INSI.t IS AI'.KOAD. 



whose habits make it so attractive to all who are fond of 

 studying the ways of insects. 



Of this genus there are very many foreign species, and as a 

 rule they are all of the same sober brown, grey, and black, in 

 which our species is clad. But the present species, which conies 

 from Northern India, presents a bold contrast to its kinsfolk, 

 being adorned with bright and conspicuous colouring. 



1' [G. 3'5!) - -iVfnproglosRO ; riojuis. 

 i Brown and crimson.) 



The upper wings are brown, mottled with black, and upon 

 each of them is a square white spot, looking just as if a piece 

 of talc had been let into the wing. The lower wings are black, 

 with a large patch of white on the upper edge, and a rose-red 

 border on the inner margin. The abdomen is splendid rose-red, 

 banded with black, and the under surface of the lower wings is 

 rose-red, like thai of the abdomen, but not quite so brilliant. 

 The head and thorax are brown, and upon the latter arc some 

 obscure whitish streak.-. 



ALTHOUGH not possessing the bright colours of the preceding 

 species, Thyreus Abbati is a pretty, and even a conspicuous 

 insect when its wings are spread. It is a native of the United 

 States, and the specimen from which the drawing was taken 

 was captured near New York. 



Both pairs of wings are olive-brown, changing to olive-green 



