infumate
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3ADJ.
apical, extreme, lower, short, transparent
VERB + INFUMATE
wings
PREP.
except
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verb
To dry by exposing to smoke; to expose to smoke.
adj
Somewhat translucent with a mottled smokey appearance.
The posterior wings are transparent and iridescent, infumate at the extreme base along the dorsal margin, and their nervuration is to a large extent pale, becoming dark towards the apex.
I am sure Frederick Smith has correctly named a pair in the British Museum, with the whole upper and to a less extend the lower basal cells infumate and the apical alar infumation approaching closely to the stigma; one probably came from Bates and the female, which lacks the single black marks on the second and third segments, was acquired about 1839 through Mr. Mornay from Brazil.
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3The posterior wings are transparent and iridescent, infumate at the extreme base along the dorsal margin, and their nervuration is to a large extent pale, becoming dark towards the apex.
WiktionaryI am sure Frederick Smith has correctly named a pair in the British Museum, with the whole upper and to a less extend the lower basal cells infumate and the apical alar infumation approaching closely
WiktionaryThe legs, gaster, and pronotum are reddish, and the short wings are infumate except for a pale band across the middle.
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