1 90 CALLIMORPHA PHILETA. 



white spots in its centre, the anterior ones, which 

 are largest, having a tendency to run together. The 

 under wings are of the same colours as the upper, 

 the hinder margin with a broad black border, in 

 which is placed at regular intervals a row of eight 

 oval white spots. Antennae black and setaceous ; 

 palpi yellow ; abdomen likewise yellow on the un- 

 der side, the breast and legs marked with white. 



This insect is accounted very rare, and is there- 

 fore highly prized by collectors. It is said by 

 Drury, on the authority of Mr. Smeathman, to be 

 a native of Sierra Leone; Linnseus simply says 

 fc< ah Indiis ;" and Fabricius mentions India, which 

 is in all likelihood a mistake, if he meant to indi- 

 cate any thing else by the use of that word than 

 that the species was exotic. Mr. Smeathman states 

 that it is found in the Savannahs, and so inactive 

 in its motions that it is easily taken. 



CALLIMORPHA PHILETA. 



PLATE XXIII. Fig. 3. 



PhaJaena (Noctua) Phileta, Drury, Exot. Ent^ iii. pL 22, fig. 5. 



Expands two inches and a half. Antenna? black : 

 head and thorax deep red, the latter with several 

 black spots and streaks. Upper wings entirely 

 black, crossed by a white band a little beyond the 



