LEPIDOPTERA. 
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Fig. 388.— Haploa contigua. 
fore wings banded with dark brown. In most species the 
hind wings are unspot¬ 
ted and are snow- 
white, but in some 
the hind wings are 
yellow. These moths 
constitute the genus 
Haploa (Hap'lo-a). A 
species common in the 
Atlantic States and rep¬ 
resented by Figure 388 is Haploa contigua (H. con-tig'u-a). 
The insects of this genus vary greatly in their markings. 
The Bella-moth, Utetheisa della (U-te-thei'sa bel'la) is a 
whitish moth with lemon-yellow 
or orange-colored fore wings, 
crossed by six transverse white 
bands, each containing a series 
of black dots (Fig. 389); the 
hind wings are pink, with a 
black outer margin, which is bordered within by a narrow white 
line. The species occurs throughout the Atlantic States. 
The Harlequin 
Milkweed Cater¬ 
pillar, Cycnia egle 
(Cyc'ni-a eg'le).— 
This larva is the 
most common cat¬ 
erpillar found on 
milkweed. It is 
clothed with tufts 
of orange, black, 
and white; those 
at each end of the 
body are longer 
than the others, 
and are arranged radiately (Fig. 390). When full grown 
Fig. 389 Utetheisa bell a. 
