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ALCIS SCOLOPACEA.
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the wings. The whole colour is brownish-grey. The wings are crossed by numerous waved lines, contrasted with light brown and ash colour, and marked pretty thickly with small dark brown speckles. On the under side, the colour inclines to light greyish-yellow; nearly the half of the anterior wings marked with faint brown lines and streaks, and the posterior with a faint brown cloud. The individual figured is a female.