the mount desert region 225 



Sphingidae 



Phlegethontius Hiibner 



P. quinqukmaculata Haw. (097). Found dead iii a green- 

 house, Oct., 1937 (Br.). 



Dolba Walker 



D. hylaeus Din. (703). Penikese at light, June 28. Larva 

 feeds on blueberry and privet. Scarce. 



Ceratojiia Harris 



C. undulosa Walk. (707). The Waved Sphinx. Bar Har- 

 bor, 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. canadensis Bdv. (725). There is a specimen in the Car- 

 negie Museum labeled "from W. Eeiff" with no date. 

 Plentiful in some parts of the state. 



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 Har- 

 bor ; 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 will feed on various others. 

 Bar Harbor, July 29 (Br.). 



Lapara Walker 



L. bombycoides Walk. (736). The Bombyx Sphinx. 'Peni- 

 kese at light, June 18-July 9. Reared from larvae on red 

 and white pine (Br.). 



