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THE LECTRIX MOTH. 



Phalcena Lectrix. 



PLATE XLV. 



Phalaena Lectrix, Cramer's Desc. des Pap. ii. p. 145, pi. 129, 



fig. c Linn. Syst. Nat. ii p. 834, No. 89. Houltnin, 



Nat. Hist. i. D. xi Stiek, p. 598, pi. 92, fig. 5. 



BOTH upper and under wings of this moth are 

 black, the upper ones having three large irregular 

 patches of straw colour, and a smaller circular spot 

 of the same colour towards the insertion of the 

 wings ; they are also provided with a large trian- 

 gular spot of white on the base, towards the shoul- 

 ders, with two small ovate white spots near the 

 anterior margin, and a row of somewhat oval spots, 

 forming an interrupted zone, a little distance from 

 the margins, in both wings ; the lower wings have 

 a patch of orange at their insertion, and several 

 differently shaped ones beneath; the thorax is 

 large, ovate, and of a black colour, with fine straw 

 coloured spots above ; the abdomen is orange, with 

 transverse black bands on each annulation ; the 

 head is black, and the eyes scarlet ; the antennae 

 are filiform, and somewhat long. 



This moth is subject to considerable variety in 

 the markings. It inhabits China. 



