LEP1D0PTERA. 



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Haploa contigua. 



fore wings banded with dark brown. In most species the 

 hind wings are unspot- 

 ted and are snow- 

 white, but in some 

 the hind wings are 

 yellow. These moths 

 constitute the genus 

 Haploa (Hap'lo-a). A 

 species common in the 

 Atlantic States and rep- 

 resented by Figure 388 is Haploa contigua (H. con-tig'u-a). 

 The insects of this genus vary greatly in their markings. 

 The Bella-moth, Utetheisa bella (U-te-thei'sa bel'la) is a 



whitish moth with lemon-yellow 

 or orange-colored fore wings, 

 crossed by six transverse white 

 bands, each containing a series 

 of black dots (Fig. 389); the 

 hind wings are pink, with a 

 black outer margin, which is bordered within by a narrow white 

 line. The species occurs throughout the Atlantic States. 



The Harlequin 

 Milkweed Cater- 

 pillar, Cycnia egle 

 (Cyc'ni-a eg'le). — 

 This larva is the 

 most common cat- 

 erpillar found on 

 milkweed. It is 

 clothed with tufts 

 of orange, black, 

 and white ; those 

 at each end of the 

 body are longer 



than the Others, Fig. ■^o.—Cycnia egle, larva 



and are arranged radiately (Fig. 390). When full grown 



Fig. 389.— Utetheisa Bella. 



