Sphingidae 
spots. The abdomen is generally marked on the sides by rows 
of yellowish spots. 
The larvae are cylindrical with the head rounded. The anal 
horn curves downward and is granulose. The prevalent colors 
are shades of green. The segments, from four to eleven 
inclusive, are marked on the sides with whitish diagonal stripes. 
The pupa has the tongue-case free, curved, and nearly 
touching the pectus. 
This genus, which is confined to the two Americas, includes 
thirty species, of which four occur within our faunal limits. 
(1) Protoparce sexta Johanssen, Plate IV, Fig. 2, ?. (The 
Tomato Sphinx.) 
Syn. Carolina Linnaeus; nicotiancz Menetries; lycopersici Boisduval. 
This is one of our commonest hawkmoths. Its larva feeds 
upon the potato, tomato, and other Solanacece. It ranges over 
the United States and is represented in Central and South 
America by several subspecies or local races. 
(2) Protoparce quinquemaculatus Haworth, Plate IV, 
Fig. 'i, $ . See also text figures 20 and 22. (The Five-spotted 
Hawkmoth.) 
Syn. celeus Hubner; Carolina Donovan. 
Like the preceding species, this hawkmoth is very common. 
Its larva feeds upon the Solanacece and is particularly destructive 
to tobacco. It is familiarly known in the South as the 
“tobacco fly.” 
(y) Protoparce occulta Rothschild & Jordan, Plate IV, 
Fig. 4, $ . (The Occult Sphinx.) 
This hawkmoth is found in a number of American collections 
confounded with P. sexta = Carolina Linnaeus. It may readily 
be distinguished by the different markings of the hind wings, 
the absence of the two rows of small white spots on the back 
of the abdomen, and by the small but conspicuous whitish dot 
at the end of the cell of the fore wing. It occurs in T.exas and 
Arizona and ranges southward to Central America. Its larval 
habits are not known. 
(4) Protoparce rustica Fabricius, Plate VII, Fig. 5, ? . (The 
Rustic Sphinx.) 
Syn. chionanthi Abbot & Smith. 
The caterpillar of this hawkmoth feeds upon the fringe-bush 
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