THE LUNA SILK MOTH. 



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America. This Moth has been bred in England, and mkcht 

 perhaps take its place among the insects which supply silk for 

 commerce. The description is taken from a specimen in my 

 collection. In consequence of the size of the insect, my speci- 

 men measuring seven inches across the wings, the figure is 

 necessarily reduced. 



The general colour is pale green, with two narrow bars of a 

 darker hue in the upper pair, one being much lighter than the 



Fig. 407. — Attacus luna. 

 (Pale green.) 



other. A single bar of the same colour is on the lower wings. 

 A very decided effect is given to the outlines of the upper wings 

 by a stripe of dark chocolate which runs along the edge. It is 

 narrow at the tip, and becomes wider at the base. It also 

 crosses the front of the white thorax, so as to produce a very 

 bold effect. The legs are of the same dark chocolate, and so is 

 the narrow line which represents the eyebrow, if it may so be 



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