WOOD LEOPARD MOTH. 21 



birds, the female is by far the larger and hand- 

 somer insect. 



The fore-wings are semi-transparent, of a faint 

 greenish yellow, thickly studded with blue-black 

 spots of a rich metallic lustre. The hind- wings 

 are similarly though more faintly marked. The 

 thorax is also similarly coloured, with seven blue- 

 black spots, arranged somewhat like the seven 

 in a pack of cards. The abdomen is hairy, and 

 of the same greenish tinge, deepening into an 

 almost olive shade at either side. 



The antennae are very beautifully formed, 

 and deserve examination through a magnifier. 

 An enlarged representation of this organ is 

 given in the above illustration (fig. 3). This 

 pectinated form of the antenna furnishes a 

 simple characteristic by which to distinguish the 



