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of the males, according to Duponchel (Icon. Chen. Noct. pl. 6), have the ground colour of the body much darker 
than in the female, which is varied with grey and pale yellow. They feed on a great variety of trees, and are found 
throughout the summer, the moths appearing in the autumn, and flying during the day even in the middle of London. 

SPECIES 2.—ORGYIA GONOSTIGMA. Prare XVIL., Fre. 11, 12, 13. 
Synonymes.—Phal. (Bomb.) gonostigma, Linn.; Haworth; | fig. a—g; Donovan, 9, pl. 316; Curtis, Brit, Ent. pl. 378; Wood, 
Albin, pl. 90, fig. a—d; Wilkes, pl. 655 Harris, Aurelian, pl. 14, | Ind. Ent. pl. 7, fig. 60, 60. 
The males of this handsome species vary from 11 to 12 inches in the expanse of the fore wings, which 
are of a rich orange brown, with the base spotted with ferruginous, two dusky curved and waved stripes, 
between which on the disk is a duplex oval spot, the costa being pale. Near the tip of the wings are three 
white patches, preceded by fulvous dashes, and there is an ear-shaped white mark near the anal angle. The 
fringe is spotted with dark brown. The under wings brown, with pale fringe. The female is dark reddish 
brown, with ochre-coloured tarsi and antenne. 
The caterpillar is brown, with rich red longitudinal stripes, with four thick tufts of short yellow hairs on 
the back, and several pencils of clavate hairs. 
The species is rare, but occurs in the South of England, appearing at the same periods as the preceding. 
DASYCHIRA *, Srepuens, nec. Hisyer. ORGYIA, Hiener, Verz. 
Like the last-described genus, this present has the spiral tongue obsolete, and the fore legs broad and _ pilose, 
in which respect it differs from the succeeding genera, whilst its tufted larvee removes it from Porthetria and 
Psilura. From Orgyia it is at once distinguished, by the females being furnished with fully-developed 
wings ; and from Demas, by the thorax not being crested. 
SPECIES 1—DASYCHIRA FASCELINA. Puate XVII., Fic. 14, 15, 16. 
| Stephens (Dasychira f.) ; Wood, Ind. Ent. pl. 6, fig. 56. 
Bombyx medicaginis, Hiibner, Bomb. pl. 21, fig. 81. 
Synonymrs.— Phal. (Bomb.) fascelina, Linnezus ; Haworth; Do- 
novan, vol. 16, pl. 576; Albin, pl. 26, fig. 39, e—h; Wilkes, pl. 32. 

This species varies from 13 to 2+ inches in the expanse of the fore wings, which are dark grey, with a blackish 
spot, edged with orange at the base; two curved dark fascie (one before and one behind the middle of the wing, 
mottled with orange,) between which is a pale oval spot enclosing a dark dot; beyond the second fascia is 
a broadish, irregular, dusky stripe, edged with a dentate line. The hind wings are pale grey, with a slight 
dusky subapical fascia. 
The caterpillar is brownish, spotted with yellow, and with five pale tussocks on the back, two near the head 
and one at the tail. It feeds on numerous and very dissimilar plants throughout the autumn and winter; and 
the moth, which is by no means rare, appears in July. 

SPECIES 2.—DASYCHIRA PUDIBUNDA,. Puare XVII., Fic. 17, 18, 19. 
Synonymes.—Phal. (Bomb.) pudibunda, Linneus; Haworth ; ; 63; Harris, Aurelian, pl. 15; Stephens (Dasychira p.); Wood, Ind. 
Donovan, vol. 5, pl. 160 ; Albin, pl. 26, fig. 38, a—d; Wilkes, pl. | Ent. pl. 6, fig. 57. 
Bombyx juglandis, Hiibner, Bomb. pl. 21, fig. 84, 89. 
This common species varies from 12. to 23 inches in the expanse of the fore wings, which are of a whitish grey 
colour, thickly irrorated with dusky scales, especially in the males. The base of the wings is marked with a 

* Derived from the Greek, in allusion to the hairy outstretched fore feet of the moths. 

