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PLATE CVI.

F I G. IV.

PHALÆNA PANZERELLA,

1EPID0PTERA.

Tinea.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

Long, narrow. Anterior wings pale clay colour, with a darkstreak down the middle, and a few minute spots of the fame colournear the apex. Posterior wings almost transparent, blilifh, fringevery deep, of a clay colour.

This elegant Insect was found the latter end of autumn, 1794-5among some high grass and water plants in the vicinity of Hampstead,and is now in the possession of the author.

It has certainly never been described or figured before j nor is it inthe cabinet of any Entomologist within the circle of our friends; ifwe except a very distinct variety which is in the cabinet of Mr. Hone)’,Union-Street, Borough.

We have named it Panzerella in honour of the German Entomolo-gist Dr. George Wolffgang Franz Panzer, Author of Fauns:Insectorum Germanium initia, &c.

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