THE CEEEPEK MOTH. 677 



over the whole of the West Indies. The species which is 

 represented on page 678 is a native of Guatemala. 



As may be inferred from the specific name rubescens, or 

 " ruddy," a reddish tint is spread over the wings, and is more 

 conspicuous on the upper than on the lower pairs. The general 

 hue is pale yellow, washed with red, and two pinkish brown 

 lines traverse the upper wings, one nearly straight running from 



Fio. HO. — Brahmsea certliia. 

 (Brown, black, ami grey, ) 



the tip to the inner edge, and the other, a curved line, being near 

 the base. 



The lower wings are marked more definitely than the upper 

 pair. The most conspicuous mark is a large circular eye. The 

 spot in the middle is white upon an olive ground ; then comes a 

 rather wide circle of black and another of yellow, divided from 

 the brown of the wing by a narrow black line. Of the three 

 curved lines which run parallel to the top of the wing, the outer 



