348 



DBEPANTJLID^. 



Proboscis absent. Antennae serrate in both sexes or bipectinate 

 in male. Legs fringed with hair. Frenulum absent. Fore wing 

 produced and falcate, the apex rounded ; vein 6 from angle of cell ; 

 7 and 8 stalked ; 9, 10, 11 stalked, 9 anastomosing shortly with 

 7 and 8. 



Sect. I. ((h-eta). Palpi minute ; mid and hind tibia? 

 without spurs. 



A. Antennae ivith the serrations not coalescing. 



1166 ; Moore, Lep. Ceyl. ii, pi. 124, 



750. Oreta extensa, Wlk. Cat. v, p 

 figs. 3,3a; C. # 8. no. 1246. 



Oreta sufiusa, Wlk. Cat. v, p. 1167. 



Head and legs bright orange or scarlet ; thorax and abdomen 

 yellow, with a pink tinge. Both wings yellow, suffused with pink- 

 ish brown, sometimes uniformly, but generally the basal area of 



Fig. 239.— Oreta extensa, <$. \. 



fore wing and the whole outer area of hind wing, except the apex, 

 is not suffused ; both wings with numerous small, dark, evenly 

 distributed and more or less prominent spots, and two white 

 specks on the discocellulars. Pore wing with a yellow oblique line 

 from the apex to inner margin beyond the middle, and a fuscous 

 spot at outer angle. 



The form suffusa is much duller in colour and suffused with 

 brown. 



Larva spins a cocoon in a rolled-up leaf. 



Hah. The whole of India, Ceylon, and Burma ; Java. Exp., 

 S 38-43, 2 40-54 millim. 



751. Oreta sanguinea, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 85; C. 8>~ S. no. 1249. 



2 . Differs from extensa in having the thorax and abdomen 

 slightly suffused with pale crimson. Pore wing with the basal two- 

 thirds pale crimson, followed by a broad yellow band with irregu- 

 lar edges ; the marginal area greyish fuscous at apex and outer 

 angle, pale crimson at middle. Hind wing with the basal half and 

 apex pale crimson ; the outer half yellow. 



Hob. Sikhim. Exp. 50 millim. 



