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scarlet ; the basal area black-brown, sometimes extending to the 

 discoidal lunule, and on inner area to tornus ; a subterminal 

 maculate band, sometimes interrupted and bent outwards to termcn 

 before tornus, some brown on termen at apex and middle. 



Ab. 1. tJmlea $ . Fore wing with the series of white spots more 

 developed and complete alpina is probably the same species. 



Hah. Arctic America (Oollinson), 2 cJ, 1 $ ; Lapland; Altai , 

 Siberia. Exp. 48 millim. 



Larva clothed with long brown hair. 



1636. Hyphoraia testudinaria. 



Phalcena testudbiaria, Fourcr. Eat. Paris, ii. p. 260 (1785); Kirby, Cat. 



Het. p. 262. 

 Bomhyx maculania, Lang, Verz. Schmett. p. 91 (1789) ; Staud. Oat. p. 58. 

 Bomhyx curialis, Esp. Schmett. Suppl. iii. p. 4 (1790). 

 Bomhyx aulica, Esp. Schmett. iii. pi. 80. fF. 2, 3 (1790) ; nee Linn. 

 Bomhyx civica, Hiibn. Beitr. Schmett. ii. (l)p. 11, pi. 1 E. (1827), ii. (3) 



p. 63, pi. 2 F. ; id. Eur. Schmett. ii. ff. 140, 141 ; Godt. Lep. Fr. iv. 



p. 328, pi 34. f. 3. 



(S . Head and thorax pale red-brown ; antennae tinged with 

 scarlet ; tegulae in front, outer part of patagia, and pectus pale 

 yellow ; legs pale scarlet ; abdomen orange banded with black 

 above, the ventral surface yellowish, fulvous at extremity. Fore 

 ■wing dark red-brown ; subbasal, antemedial, and medial spots in 



Fig. 129. — Hyphoraia testudinaria, <^ . \. 



submedian fold, often conjoined ; a spot in end of cell ; conjoined 

 postmedial spots above and below vein 6 ; a quadrate spot on vein 3, 

 its lower extremity produced obliquely to termen where there is an 

 orange spot on cilia ; a subterminal point above vein 5 and sometimes 

 one above 6 further from termen. Hind wing yellow, the terminal 

 half scarlet ; a waved antemedial black band ; a large discoidal 

 spot ; a subterminal patch from costa to vein 4, emitting streaks to 

 termen on the veins and two large conjoined spots towards tornus. 



$ . Fore wing sometimes with antemedial spot on costa and more 

 subterminal spots towards apex ; hind wing sometimes wholly 

 scarlet, 



Hah. France, Zeller Coll., 1 c?, 3 $ ; S. Tyrol, Frey Coll., 1 <S ; 

 Italy, Macugnaga, 1 $ . Exp.^ ^ 38, $ 44 millim. 



