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PHALiENA Cmrvsoglossa : fpirilinguis criftata, alls fuperioribus 

 grifeis fubfalcatis ftrigis tribus albis primoribus 

 abbreviatis. Linn. Tranf. Vol.1, l.p.6. 



One of the rare fpecies of Phatenae, defcribed by the late Mr. 

 Beckwith in the Linnsean tranfa&ions. The larva is remarkably 

 flender, and of a green colour ; it was found upon the fallow near 

 Brent-Wood on the 1 8th of June, went into the earth about a week 

 after, and the Moth was produced on the 24th of July. 



F I G. III. 



PHAL/ENA RUBRICOLLIS. 

 Red-neck.ed Moth. 

 SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 

 Blackifh, collar crimfon : end of the abdomen yellow. 



Phaljena Rubricollis : atra, collari fanguineo, abdomine flavo. 

 Linn, a Gmel. T. 1. p. 4. p. 2446. fp. 113. 

 Schaff. Icon. t. 59. f. 8. 9. 



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This fingular creature was found in Coombe Wood in the month 



of June. The larva is hairy, dark, ftriped with black, and has a 



white triangular mark on the head. It feeds on the pine, 

 beech, &c. 



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