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Phlegethontius Hiibner 



P. QuiNQUEMACULATA Haw. (697). FouikI cleacl in a green- 

 house, Oct., 1937 (Br.). 



DoLBA Walker 



D. HYLAEUS Dru. (703). Penikese at light, June 28. Larva 

 feeds on blueberry and privet. Scarce. 



Ceratomia Harris 



C. UNDULOSA Walk. (707). The Waved Sphinx. Bar Harbor, 

 July 29. Hulls Cove, June 22. The larva feeds on ash, 

 lilac, privet, etc. Not common. 



Sphinx Linnaeus 



S. CHERsis Hbn. (719). The Chersis Sphinx. Bar Harbor, 



July 10 (Pierson) and Penikese during July. The larva 



feeds on ash, lilac, wild cherry, etc. 

 S. KALMiAE Abb. & Sm. (727). The Laurel Sphinx. Common, 



July 30-Aug. 14. The larva feeds on laurel, ash and lilac. 

 S. GORDius Cram. (728). The Gordian Sphinx. Bar Harbor; 



Penikese at light, June 7-Aug. 30. The larva feeds on 



huckleberry, birch. Rosacea. Abundant in 1937. 

 S. DRUPiFERARUM Abb. & Sm. (730). The Wild Cherry Sphinx 



which prefers that tree but wdll feed on various others. 



Bar Harbor, July 29 (Br.). 



Lapaba Walker 



L. BOMBYcoiDEs Walk. (736). The Bombyx Sphinx. Penikese 

 at light, June 18-July 9. The larvae is said to feed on pine. 

 Scarce. 



Smebinthus Latreille 



S. jAMAicENsis Drury, form geminatus Say (739). The Twin- 

 spot Sphinx. Common, Corfield, Penikese from June 15 to 

 July 15. The larva feeds on birch, cherry, etc. 



S. CERisYi Kby. (740). Corfield at light around the middle of 

 June. Larva feeds upon willows. Not as plentiful as the 

 above. 



