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THE LECTRIX MOTH. 
Phalena Lectrix. 
PLATE XLY. 
Phalena Lectrix, Cramer’s Desc. des Pap. ii. p. 145, pl. 129, 
fig. c.—Linn. Syst. Nat. ii p. 834, No. 89.—Houltnin, 
Nat. Hist. 1, p. xi.—Stiek, p. 598, pl. 92, fig. 5. 
Boru upper and under wings of this moth are 
black, the upper ones having three large inregular 
patches of straw colour, and a smaller circular spot 
of the same colour towards the insertion of the 
wings; they are also provided with a large trian- 
gular spot of white on the base, towards the shoul- 
ders, with two small ovate white spots near the 
anterior margin, and a row of somewhat oval spots, 
forming an interrupted zone, a little distance from 
the margins, in both wings ; the lower wings have 
a patch of orange at their insertion, and several 
differently shaped ones beneath; the thorax is 
large, ovate, and of a black colour, with fine straw 
coloured spots above ; the abdomen is orange, with 
transverse black bands on each annulation; the 
head is black, and the eyes scarlet ; the antenne 
are filiform, and somewhat long. 
This moth is subject to considerable variety in 
the markings. It inhabits China. 
