16. Lagoptera regia (Lucas) .

Thyas regia Lucas, Linn. Soc. New South Wales, Proc. II, 8: 151, 1894.

Lagoptera regia, Hampson, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae 12: 415, pl. 213, fig. 6, 1913.

Piti, Aug. 19, at light, Swezey; Fadian, Aug. 19, reared from a caterpillar on leaf of Barringtonia speciosa, Swezey ; Piti, Nov. 9, at light, Swezey. One specimen at Bishop Museum, Fullaway, 1911; and one at U. S. National Museum labeled " L. honesta " which I believe to be regia, Fullaway, 1911 .

This is a large moth known in New Guinea, North Australia, North Queensland and Fiji. Three specimens were obtained in Guam.