GENUS. VENILIA? _Duponchel, Stephens_. Macaria p., _Curtis_.
VENILIA? SOSPETA. Alis flavis; anticis punctis duobus parvis
discoidalibus maculisque tribus marginalibus; posticis maculâ unicâ
versus angulum ani, brunneis. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 5 lin.)
SYN. Phalæna (Noctua) Sospeta, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 2.
HABITAT: Jamaica.
_Upper Side._ Antennæ filiform. Head pale yellow. Eyes dark brown. Tongue
spiral. Thorax, abdomen, and wings pale yellow. On the posterior edges of
the anterior wings are placed two faint brown streaks; one, which is
smallest, being about a quarter of an inch from the shoulders, the other
the same distance from the lower corners; about the same distance from
the tips, on the anterior edges, is placed another very small one.
Posterior wings having likewise two of these faint spots, one on the
anterior, the other on the abdominal edges.
_Under Side._ Sides, breast, and abdomen pale yellow. Legs brown and
yellow. Wings pale yellow, with the same spots and marks as on the upper
side, but more distinct. The wings are a little angulated.