Xosophara guttata
Author 3
Walker, 1851
Description 3
Body pale fawn-colour, nearly flat above, buff beneath; head flat, conical, longer than the shield of the chest, adorned above with four black dots, the inner pair of which are in advance of the outer pair; a ridge above, along each side and along the front which forms a thin edge: mouth pale fawn-colour with a ferruginous tip, reach- ing beyond the hind-hips: eyes brownish, adorned with five yellow hands: feelers yellow: shield adorned with four black dots, the middle pair larger and slightly in advance of the outer pair: scutcheon with ten black dots, six along the fore border and two along each side: breast whitish: abdomen obeonical, not longer than the chest: legs pale tawny, darker towards the tips; claws black: wings yellowish-brown, red towards the base; veins and fore bordér green. Length of the body 9 lines; of the wings 22 lines.
a. Port Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. b. Pupa? Zoolu, South Africa. Presented by G. F. Angas, Esq.
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- (c) NHM London, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by NHM London
- Distant, 1908, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), uploaded by Distant, 1908
- (c) C. Mallory, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
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