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CALLIMORPHA PHILETA. 
white spots in its centre, the anterior ones, which 
are largest, having a tendency to run together. The 
under wings are of the same colours as the upper, 
the hinder margin with a broad black border, in 
which is placed at regular intervals a row of eight 
oval white spots. Antennae black and setaceous ; 
palpi yellow ; abdomen likewise yellow on the un- 
der side, the breast and legs marked with white. 
This insect is accounted very rare, and is there- 
fore highly prized by collectors. It is said by 
Drury, on the authority of Mr. Smeathman, to be 
a native of Sierra Leone ; Linnaeus simply says 
“ ah Indiis and Fabricius mentions India, which 
is in all likelihood a mistake, if he meant to indi- 
cate any thing else by the use of that word than 
that the species was exotic. Mr. Smeathman states 
that it is found in the Savannahs, and so inactive 
in its motions that it is easily takcD. 
CALLIMORPHA PHILETA. 
PLATE XXIII. Fig. 3. 
Phalaena (Noetua) Phileta, Drury, Exot. Ent., in. pi. 22, fig. 5. 
Expands two inches and a half. Antennae black : 
head and thorax deep red, the latter with several 
black spots and streaks. Upper wings entirely 
black, crossed by a white hand a little beyond the 
