10 PLA TR KE. 
PHALENA PRASINAN A? 
Scarce Sirver Line, 
Puptnce seta: 7 
Phalena. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Body and under Wings white, firft oe green, with two shes 
narrow lines of pale ‘yellow. 
We poflefs two fpecies of the Green Silver Line; one Phalena 
Prafinana, of Dinnzus ; the fecond-unknown to that author; but fince” 
defcribed in the Species Infeciorum of Fabricius. "Thole two fpecies 
nearly refemble each other, are both taken from the Oak, and are 
diftinguifhed only in fome few particulars, the Scarce Silver Line has 
its Superior Wings of a plain-pea-green, with two ftripes of feint 
yellow, the Body and inferior Wings are of an immaculate white. 
But the Common Silver Line is more variegated in its colour, having 
_ a dafh of a palet hue between each Silver Line, and an orange or 
crimfon border. The Scarce Silver Line is taken in July, in woods. 
Note, Fabricius appears to have changed the name of this Infect in 
his Spec Inf. for in the Sy/fem Entom. he’ calls the common Silver 
Line Prafinana, the fame as Linneeus does, which in the Spec he has 
altered to Fagana, 
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