THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



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ENTOMOLOGY FOR BEGINNERS. 



THE PROMETHEA EMPEROR-MOTH. 

 Callosamia Proinethea, Drury. 



BY THE EDITOR. 



In Fig. 10 we have a faithful representation of the male of this beautiful 

 insect, and in Fig. 1 1 the female is shown. Both of these were drawn from 



Fig. lo. — Male. 



nature, and engraved by H. H. Nichol, of Washington, and are of the 



Fk;. II. — FtMALE. 



natural size. This species is found throughout most of the Northern 

 States and in Ontario, appearing on the wing late in June or early 



