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PLATE CX. 



PHAL^NA PENTADACTYLA. 

 White Feathered Moth, 

 lepidoptera. 

 GENERIC CHARACTER, 



Antennae taper from the bafe. Wings in general contra&ed when 



at reft. Fly by night. 



* 7 * Alucit^. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Every part mow white, except the eyes, which are black, anterior 

 wings bifid, pofterior tripartite. 



Phal;ena Pentad actyl a Mutita alls patentibus flflls quinque 

 partitis niveis, digito quinto diftin&o. Lin. 

 Syjl. Nat. 2. 542. 304* edit. 10. 



P. Pentadaclylus, alis niveis, anticis bifidis, pofticis tripartitis. 



Syji. Ent. 672. 6— Fab. Spec. Inf. 



Geoff. Inf. 2. 91. I. 



Reaum. Inf. 1. tab. 20. fig. 1.2. 



Roef. Inf. i.phal. 4. tab. 5. 



A?nmir. Inf. tab. 23. 



Sulz. Inf. tab. it. fig. 10. 



Petiv. Gazoph. tab. 67. fig. 6. 



The Caterpillar of this fingular Infect is very common in May j it. 

 is of a green colour, with a white ftripe down the back, and one on 

 each fide; it cafls its (kin feveral times. 



We have obferved fome Caterpillars which were quite fmooth, after 



calling their (kin become rough or covered with hairs 5 and others which 



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