A. JE. Verrill — The Bermuda Islands. 



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Its abdomen is partially banded witb several conspicuous bars of 

 rose-red or pink, alternating witb black, all interrupted dorsally by 

 a median gray stripe; under side light gray. Its hind wings are con- 

 centrically banded witb pink, light gray, and black ; under side of 

 wings dark smoky brown. It is common in the southern United 

 States, from Virginia to Florida and Mexico, but very rare in New 

 England. Expanse, 4 inches. The larva figured was taken in New 

 Haven, Conn., on morning-glory (A. H. V.). 



Musk; Pepper Sphinx; Tobacco-worm? {Choerocampa Ursa Drury.) 



Figures 128, 129. 



This hawk-moth is easily recognized by its peculiar color. The 

 front wings are yellowish brown with the narrow curved median lines 

 alternately dark brown and buff ; front edge and median streak dark 

 brown ; hind wings blackish brown with a row of five or six submar- 

 ginal angular or wedge-shaped spots of light orange or yellow, with 

 their bases next to the posterior border ; base and edges yellow. 

 Body } T ellowish brown above, with narrow orange stripes ; patches 

 of white at bases of wings ; sides orange, with narrow brown lines ; 

 Expanse, 2.25 inches. 



Figure 128. — Pepper Sphinx {Choerocampa tersa) ; l 1 ^ natural size ; phot, by 



A. H. V. 



The larva, which is usually about 70 mm long when mature, is pale 

 leaf-green, with obscure transverse dorsal lines of bluish green, and 

 with seven conspicuous oblique lateral bars of orange-red, posteri- 

 orly edged with bright blue and anteriorly bordered with flake-white; 

 spiracles white and orange ; a curved line of orange-brown on the 

 upper part of last three segments, the area above this line spotted 

 with white ; head light green with white spots, and with a band of 



