GENUS. SPILOSOMA, _Steph._ Arctia, _Latr._ Eyprepia p. _Ochs._ Phalæna
(Noctua), _Drury_.
SPILOSOMA EGLE. Alis griseis immaculatis; abdomine luteo, maculis
dorsalibus nigris. (Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 10 lin.)
SYN. Phalæna (Bombyx) Egle, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 2.
HABITAT: New York.
_Upper Side._ Antennæ grey, slightly pectinated. Head grey. Neck
cream-coloured. Thorax grey. Abdomen yellow, with seven small black spots
placed along the middle. Wings grey ash-coloured, immaculate.
_Under Side._ Palpi small. Tongue spiral. Abdomen pale yellow. Wings
grey-coloured on this side, immaculate. Margins of the wings entire.