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Ceratomia quadricornis Harr. 

 Eggs hatched July 31, 1849. Tliey are nearly of a compressed spheroidal 

 shape, green, and with very fine reticulations. The caterpillars, when first 

 hatched, are yellowish green, with a darker doi'sal line, a long, red, caudal 

 horn and a very large, green head, with the dorsal denticulations and tuber- 

 cles obsolete. Pupa thick, not elongated before ; tail ending with a conical 

 projection, tipped with two little divaricating spines; tongue case buried 

 and soldered to the breast. 



Sphinx cinerea Ilarr. [PI. ii, fig. (J.] 



Larva found on the lilac bush in July and August. Body bright pea 

 green. Head blue green, with two longitudinal, paler bands; fourth to tenth 

 segments with an oblique line each side, converging behind and above, of a 

 bright yellow color, margined above with clear blue; the yellow lines are 

 continued from the tenth segment upon the eleventh, till they meet the base 

 of the horn Avhich arms the latter; the horn is of moderate length, and 

 curvino- downwards at tip, of a pale blue color with raised points, above 

 of a dark blue; triangular anal plate tumid, and as well as the lateral plates, 

 covered Avitlx elevated black points; feet bluish, black at tips; prolegs 

 green, blackish at tips; S])iracles orange colored . Length two to three 

 inches. 



Pupa in earth, August 15th; has the tongue case exserted, and lying 

 freely beneath the thorax; it is longer in jjroportion than in that of S, 

 Gordius Cr., and is swelled and slightly bifid at tip. 



Imago, July 1-10 from pupa; taken winged, August 20. 



Sphinx convolvuli Sm.-Abb. 



Larva found on nuiruing-glory, Aug. C, 1841. Form and general appear- 

 ance like that of S. Ligustri. Pea green, paler or more yellowish on the 

 back. Head sti-iped on each side Avith brown. Two longitudinal, chain- 

 like stripes on the back, of a brown color, meeting at the caudal horn; 

 seven oblique brown stripes on each side, bordered below W'ith cream 

 color; spiracles in the centre of an oval brown spot which is edged witli 

 cream color, and united beibre with the oblitpie bands; legs, tips of the pro- 

 legs, and tlie cauilal horn, brown; anal triangle edged with pale yellow. 



Buried itsell' in the earth Aug. 14, 1841. Came out Sept. 2a, at eight 

 r. M. Cocoon irom forty to forty-two days, probably only forty. 



Sphinx cai'olina Linn. 



Larva taken on jwtato, Aug. 18, 1821, Aug. 0, 1849. Pale bluish green, 

 with transverse wrinkles; seven oblique white lines, margined above with 

 darker blue gi-eeu; caudal horn blue, tipped with brown; aiial clappet and 



