This beautiful little moth, expanding about one and
a half inches, is a very rare insect in Teneriffe at the
present time, though two or three years ago it was
found in great abundance near, and along, the coast
during the spring months.[7] It has yellowish white
fore-wings freely spotted with black, alternated with
oblong red spots, not so numerous. The hind-wings
are pearl-white, having a small blackish brown spot
towards the top, and a marginal indented border of
the same colour. The thorax and head are speckled
with black and yellow. The body is light pearl-grey.
The larva is dark grey with a broad white stripe on the
back and reddish streaks on the sides. This species is
abundant throughout Africa, the South of Asia and
Europe, but a very scarce insect in England. Don
Ramon Gomez kindly supplied the specimen illustrated.
[7] A single specimen was taken by the Rev. O. E. Benthall
at Guimar in 1893.
PSEUDOPHIA TIRHACA (Cram); wrongly called
TYRRHÆA.