STRIX. 
Generic Character. 
Antennae setaceous, decreasing in size from base 
to point. 
Wings (when at rest) generally deflected. 
Flight nocturnal. 
Specific Character, &c. 
WHITISH MOTH, with the wings clouded 
and reticulated by black and brow n varie¬ 
gations. 
INDIAN COSSUS or Owl-Moth. 
The Phalasna Strix is a native of the Indian 
islands, and particularly of Java and Aiuboina. 
The plate represents it in its natural size. 
