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PLATE XLV. 



PHALJENA JACOBJEM, 



Cinnabar Moth. 

 Lepidoptera. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Phal^na. 



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Spiral Trunk j Back fmooth, without Creft. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Antennas and body black. Firft Wings dark olive, with longitu- 

 dinal red line near the anterior margin, and two red fpots near the 



exterior. Second Wings red, with a black margin. Syji. EnU 



588. 113. — Linn. Syji. Nat. 2. 839. in.—Fn, Sv. 1155. 



As the Rag-wort grows fpontaneoufly in almoft every part of the 

 country, the yearly increafe of the Cinnabar Moth Caterpillars is ge- 

 nerally considerable ; and though many muft inevitably perifh before 

 they arrive at perfection, the Fly may always be found in plenty in 

 June, the Caterpillars in July and Augufr. 



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