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Silk-Cotton Pod Moth. 



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scales. Palpi longer, extending beyond the front; third joint longer 

 than in the male; legs similarly clothed. 



Mudaria cornifrons. — Male. Upper side. Fore-wing ferruginous-gray, 

 with numerous minute blackish scales; crossed by four black lines, each 

 line being dilated at the costal end ; the first line basal, sinuous, duplex, 

 but indistinctly defined ; the second line sub-basal, irregularly zigzag, 

 duplex, the exterior being most prominent ; the third line discal, re- 

 curved, sinuous, duplex, the points upon the veins, the interior line being 

 most prominent; the fourth line sub-marginal, lanceolated, the points 

 upon the veins ; between the sub-basal and the discal line is a large, 

 broad, longitudinally disposed, irregular constricted black lined mark, 

 which extends above and below the cell ; marginal cilial line with 

 slightly defined black lunules ; cilia slightly interlined with black, 

 Jlind-wing white, with a slender black marginal lunular line. Body 

 dusky grey above, paler grey beneath; palpi and legs, dusky grey; 

 antennae dusky brown; front piece corneous, shining jet-black; pro- 

 boscis long; tarsi with pale bands. Underside. — Fore-wing greyish- 

 white, glossy ; costal border and the exterior half slightly speckled with 

 minute blackish scales. Hind-wing with the costal and apical borders 

 also slightly speckled with similar blackish scales ; a small slightly 

 defined black speckled spot on middle of the discocellnlar veinlet. 



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Female. — Upper side. Fore-wing paler, more uniformly grey; speckled 

 with black scales ; transverse lines and the intermediate constricted 

 mark as in the male ; the posterior border and interspace between this 

 mark and the sub-basal and discal line is, in some specimens only, thickly 

 black speckled. Hind-mug very slightly grey, speckled along the costal 



