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THE SOLDIER MOTH, 
Phalena Militaris. 
PLATE XLII. 
Papilio Militaris, Cramer's Desc. des Pap. i. p. 46, pl 29, 
fig. B. 
THE upper wings of this moth are of a dull citron 
yellow in the half next the hody, with variously 
shaped large spots of black ; they are black the 
other half, with three inregularly shaped gray 
marks, which are quite transparent; the lower 
wings and body are of the same citron yellow as 
the inner half of the upper wings, with large spots 
of black on different parts ; the thorax is egg-sha- 
ped, with four small black spots across the shoulders, 
and a black transverse band beneath ; the antennee 
are rather short, and slightly setaceous ; the eyes 
are scarlet. There is a peculiarity in the upper 
wings of this moth, in being considerably less than 
the under ones. 
This insect well deserves the name of a beauti- 
ful moth, although it has none of the dazzling 
colours for which many of its congeners are remark- 
able. It inhabits China. 
