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THE RUBY TIGKR MOTH. 

 Phaltsna FuUyinosa. 



PLATE XCIII. 



Phalffina fuliginosa, Linn. Syst. Nat. ii. p. 83G — Harris's 



Aurelian, pi. 12 Wilkes's Pap. iii. a 14 — Donavan's 



Brit. Ins. pi. 80. — Phragmatobia fuliginosa, Stephens — 

 liennie's Conspectus of Butterflies, p. 43. 



The superior wings and thorax of this pretty little 

 insect are of a rich reddish brown, with two black 

 spots in the centre ; the inferior wings are of a deep 

 rose colour, but not very bright, with a row of large 

 black marks ; they are five-sixths to one inch and 

 a half; towards the lower margin the abdomen is 

 rose colour, with a black spot on the centre of each 

 segment behind, and a chain of little black dots 

 down each side. 



The upper wings of some specimens have a black 

 spot on each, which varies very much in situation 

 and size ; in some it occupies about half the space 

 of the wings, while in others it is entirely wanting. 



The caterpillar is of a rich fawn colour, or rusty 

 red, completely covered with long hairs, with a 

 black head, and is large in proportion to the size of 

 the Moth ; the fore-legs are also black. The leaves 



