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P H A L ^ N A O S T O R I U S.
GENERIC CHARACTEE.
Antenn® gradually tapering from the bafe to tlie tip. Tongue fpiral. Win g s in general deflefted when
at reft. Fly by night.
S P E C I F IC CHARACTER.
Wings fufcous, a t the bafe o f the anterior ones two white lines running together into a broad white
band : on th e pofterior ones two yellow fpots.
B q m b y x O s t o r i u s : a l i s f u f c i s ; a n t i c i s b a f i l in e i s d u a b u s a lb i s i n f a f c i a m l a t a m a lb a m c o e u n t ib u s ,
p o f tic i s m a c u l i s d u a b u s f la v i s .
A nondefcript fpecies from N ew South Wales.
P H A L o E N A L A T I N U S .
S PEC IF IC CHARAC T ER .
Anterior wings black, w ith a broad yellow finuous band, and fpecks of yellow a t th e tips : margin o f the
pofterior wings yellow.
B o m b y x L a t i n u s : alis anticis nigris fafcia lata finuata apice atomifque flavis pofticis flavo marginatis.
From Botany Bay. The fame fpecies has alfo been received from New South Wales, and other pans
o f New Holland. Individuals o f this kind var)' in colours; for we have lately feen fpecimens in which
th e ground in ftead o f being dark brown appeared almoft black, and glofled with blue, or purple.