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LEPIDOPTERA. NOCTUID.E. 



THYATIEA. 



Generic Distinctions. See page 170. 



THYATIRA DERASA. Buff Arches. The prevailing colour 

 in this species is light yellowish-brown ; the upper wings 

 having two oblique white bands, the space between which 

 is clouded with brown and white; there is also a transverse 

 series of fine zigzag lines of a brown hue, forming acute 

 angles on a whitish ground; the hinder margin is brown, 

 with two rows of small white arches, surmounted by a white 

 line; the hinder wings are dusky, with a tinge of ochre. 

 The caterpillar is yellowish-green, with brown spots and 

 lines ; it seems to be a general feeder. The moth is found 

 pretty frequently near woods and shady lanes. 



LEPIDOPTERA. 



CATOCALA. 



Generic Distinctions. Antenna long and setaceous ; proboscis 

 as long as the antennse ; palpi> middle joint much longer than 

 the others, and densely clothed with scales ; body thin at the ex- 

 tremity ; thorax slightly crested. 



