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THE BUTTERFLY HUNTERS. 



Sphinx Quinquemaculatus. 



" One of the largest of these moths is the Sphinx Quin- 

 quemaculatus, or Five-spotted Sphinx. It is named from 

 the five round orange spots on each side of the body. 

 You are probably all familiar with the large green potato 

 worm, as it is called. This is the worm of the Five- 

 spotted Sphinx. It lives among the potato vines all Sum- 

 mer, and about the last of August crawls into the ground, 

 where it remains until Spring. The Five-spotted Sphinx 

 is a coarse-looking creature. Its wings are a dull mixture 

 of black and gray. They expand a little over five inches. 

 The tube through which this moth draws its food is very 



