ENTOMOLOGICAL CABINKT 



ASOPIA FARINALIS. Curtis. 



Pyralis farinalis. Huhn. 



Meal Moth. Haworth. 



Wings dusky brown, with a very broad wavy sea- 

 green band in tbe middle, margined on both sides 

 with white ; second pair with two wavy white streaks 

 in the middle, having a darker-coloured space be- 

 tween them ; on tbe hinder margin oftentimes an 

 incomplete row of black spots, larger towards the 

 posterior angle. 



Expansion of the wings 1 inch 3 lines. 



The perfect insect appears in August, and is gene- 

 rally in and near stables. 



The caterpillar is said to feed on grain, pollard and 

 all farinaceous substances. 



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