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THE SOLDIER MOTH. 

 Phalana Militaris. 



PLATE XLIII. 



Papilio Militaris, Cramer^ Desc. des Pap. \. p. 4G, pi 29, 

 fig. B- 



THE upper wings of this moth are of a dull citron 

 yellow in the half next the body, with variously 

 shaped large spots of black ; they are black the 

 other half, with three irregularly shaped gray 

 marks, which are quite transparent; the lower 

 wings and body are of the same citron yellow as 

 the inner half of the upper wings, with large spots 

 of black on different parts ; the thorax is egg-sha- 

 ped, with four small black spots across the shoulders, 

 and a black transverse band beneath ; the antennas 

 are rather short, and slightly setaceous ; the eyes 

 are scarlet. There is a peculiarity in the upper 

 wings of this moth, in being considerably less than 

 the under ones. 



This insect well deserves the name of a beauti- 

 ful moth, although it has none of the dazzling 

 colours for which many of its congeners are remark- 

 able. It inhabits China. 



