THE 
LONG-TAILED PIIALyENA. 
Generic Ciia ra c ter. 
Antennae setaceous, gradually lessening from the 
base to the tip. 
Wings (when at rest) commonly deflected, 
(flight nocturnal.) 
Specific Character, &c. 
Ferruginous PHALfENA, with the lower wings 
extended into extremely long tail-like pro¬ 
cesses. 
Drury ins. p. 39. pi. 29. 
Of all the lepidoptera yet known, the present spe¬ 
cies is perhaps the most remarkable for the excessive 
length of the tail-like processes or appendices with 
which the lower wings are terminated: it is a native 
of Africa, and is numbered among the rarest of the 
exotic Phaltense. It seems to have been first de¬ 
scribed and figured in the elegant work of Mr, 
Drury. 
