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TAB. LV. 

 PHAL.ENA N. Xscriptum. 



Class 6. Insecta. Order 3. Lepidoptera. 



Spec. Char. Crested. Wings fuscous, variegated 

 with white and black, in the middle a large white 

 spot marked with a letter X. Lower wings fus- 

 cous. 



1 HIS rare Moth is in the possession of my friend Thomas 

 Marsham^ Esq., Tr. L. S. 



The letter X is a sufficient mark at present to distinguish 

 it from its allies, although it is tolerably distinct in other 

 respects. We wish we knew the use of this numerous 

 tribe of insects, as it is remarkable that only the Silk 

 Worm and the Arindey Worm, figured in vol. J. of Linn. 

 Trans., have been made subservient to the arts. There 

 can be no doubt that every one has its use, although we 

 must wait patiently to find it out, and in the mean time 

 we can only learn to distinguish their kinds. 



Some of the smaller Tunicece are very fond of cloth, 

 feathers, &c., and are always ready to take advantage of 

 our inattention or negligence of those things. 



