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PLATE LXXL 



PHAL^NA VILLICA. 



Cream-spot Tyger Moth. 



Lepidoptera. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Antennae taper from the bafe. Wings in general contracted when 

 at reft. Fly by night. 



* No Trunk. Wings deprefled, deflexed. Back fmooth. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Antennae, head, and thorax black, with a white fpot on each fide 

 the latter. Firft wings black, with eight large cream-coloured fpots« 

 Second wings and body orange, with black fpots. 



Syjl. Ent. 2. 581. 85. 



Linn. Syji. Nat. 2. 820. 41. 



Geo^. Inf. 2. 106. I. 



Harris. Aurel, Tab. 4. 



Raj. Inf. 156. 4. 



Jib. Inf Tab. 21. 



Frifch. Inf. 10. Tab. 2. 



Reaum. Inf. i. Tab. 31. Fig. 4. 6. 



Roes. Inf 4. Tab. 28. Fig. 2. 



- Tab. 29. Fig. I. 4. 



Wilk. Pap. Tab. 3. a. 2. 



Chickweed is a favorite food w^ith the Caterpillars of this Infeft, 

 but it \nVi eat the leaves of the currant, white-thorn, nettle, grafs, 

 &c. if the former cannot be readily procured. 



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