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THE PINK UNDER WING MOTH. 

 Phalana Jacobea. 



PLATE LXXIII. 



Phalaena Jacobete, Linn. Syst. Nat. ii. p. 239. Turtm'i 



Linne, iii. p. 220 Donovan's Brit. Ins. ii. pi. 43 



Harris's Aurelian, pL 11. 



THE upper wing* are of a brownish black, with a 

 transverse pink band, and two ovate spots on each ; 

 the under wings are pink, with fimbriated margins ; 

 the body is reddish brown, the eyes white, and the 

 antennae taper from their insertion to the tips. 



The caterpillar is of a rich golden yellow, annulated 

 with deep black ; the segments are furnished with a 

 little tuft of long hairs between each, which are much 

 longer on the head ; it is found in the latter end of 

 July, feeding on the ragwort. It changes into a 

 chrysalis in the beginning of August, in which state 

 it lies on the surface of the earth during the winter ; 

 and it emerges the perfect moth in May following, 

 towards the latter end of the month. This is one 

 of the prettiest of cur British moths. 



