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LEPIDOPTERA, NOCTUID.E 



OALOCAMPA. 



Generic Distinctions. Antenna setaceous; proboscis as long as 

 the antennae; palpi robust and scaly; anterior wings long and 

 narrow, hinder margin dentated ; thorax slightly crested ; body 

 depressed. 



CALOCAMPA EXOLETA. Large Sword-grass Moth. This, 

 which is the most common species of the genus, measures 

 about two inches ; the prevailing colour is ochreous, in some 

 parts inclining to reddish-brown ; the upper wings marked 

 with dusky-brown, each having two ear-shaped spots near 

 the middle ; the hinder wings are grey, with a dark spot 

 towards the base ; the thorax is dark-brown ; the body 

 reddish-ochre, with bands of dark brown. The caterpillar 

 is very beautiful, and of a rich green, the back adorned with 

 two rows of white spots ; below this, is a yellow line, then 

 a series of small round spots, and a red line above the legs ; 

 it is a very general feeder, but seems to prefer lettuce and 

 asparagus. The moth is by no means common. 



