The head meets the thorax with a black band. The back is covered
with long, grey down, and joins the abdomen, with a band of black
about a quarter of an inch wide, and then a white one of equal width.
The abdomen is the gaudiest part of the moth. In general it is a
soft grey. It is crossed by five narrow white lines the length
of the abdomen, and a narrow black one down the middle. Along each
side runs a band of white. On this are placed four large yellow spots
each circled by a band of black that joins the black band of the
spot next to it. The legs and under side of the abdomen and wings
are a light grey-tan, with the wing markings showing faintly, and
the abdomen below is decorated with two small black dots.
My first Celeus, a very large and beautiful one, was brought to
me by Mr. Wallace Hardison, who has been an interested helper
with this book. The moth had a wing sweep of fully five and a
half inches, and its markings were unusually bright and strong.
No other Celeus quite so big and beautiful ever has come to my
notice.
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