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Time of Appearance — Imago. July. Larva. August-May. Food- 

 plant. Sallow (Salix caprea &c). 



APIFORME CI. Not common. Nemoral. 



Distribution -East. 00000000 



West. Solway Clyde 000 

 Lat. 54°4o ir -55 4o // . Range in Europe. Nearly through- 

 out. Type. European. Type in Britain. English. 



Time of Appearance— Imago. June, July. Larva. August-April. 

 Food-plant. Poplar. 



SPHINGID^E Boisd. 



MACRO GLOSS A Ochsr. 



FUCIPOBMIS L. ; bombyliformis Esp. (et auct. Anglorum). 

 Not common. Nemoral and ericetal. Ascends to up- 

 wards of 1000 feet. 



Distribution — East. Tweed Forth Tay Dee Moray [Suther- 

 land] o o 

 West. Solway Clyde Argyle g o 

 Lat. 54°4o' / -58° Range in Europe. Nearly throughout 

 (except the polar regions and the extreme south). Type. 

 European. Type in Britain. British. 



Time of Appearance— Imago. May-July. Larva. July, August. Food- 

 plant. Scabious CScaHosa succisaj. 



This species is usually called in Britain bombyliformis— the ' ' narrow bordered 

 bee hawk-moth." Bombyliformis O. is the following species, — the "broad bor- 

 dered bee hawk-moth.'' 



[BOMBYLIFORMIS O. ; fuciformis Esp. (et auct. Anglorum). 

 Not common. Nemoral. 



Distribution — East. Tweed 0000000 



West. Solway Clyde 000 



Lat. 54°4o // -55°5o // . Range in Europe. Nearly through- 

 out (except the boreal regions and ? the extreme south). 

 Type. European. Type in Britain. English. 



Time of Appearance— Imago. May. Lakva. June-August. Food- 

 plant. Honeysuckle, Bedstraw, Lychnis, and other low plants. 



stellatarum L. Not uncommon. Agrestal and pascual. 

 Distribution — East. Tweed Forth Tay Dee Moray § 



Orkney o 

 West. Solway Clyde g West-Ross o 

 Lat. 54°4o / '-59°io". Range in Europe. Nearly throughout 



