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3. D. celerio, L. 74-80 mm. Forewings light brown, partly 

 suffused with ochreous-brown, indistinctly streaked in disc with 

 blackish and whitish ; a black discal dot ; a narrow pale dark- 

 striated rather curved fascia from before middle of dorsum to 

 apex, anterior edge and dorsal extremity white ; a straight 

 whitish subterminal streak, preceded ai:id followed by blackish 

 striae. Hindwings dull rosy, paler posteriorly ; a transverse 

 blackish median blotch ; a terminal brown fascia, including a 

 black streak, connected with blotch by black veins. 



Britain to Caledonian Canal, N. Ireland, scarce, occasional 

 immigrants only ; WC. and S. Europe, S. Asia, Africa, Australia; 

 9, 10. Larva green or brown ; subdorsal line paler ; 2 and 3 

 I'etractile ; 5 and 6 with black yellowish-dotted yellow-circled 

 lateral spots, that on 5 larger ; horn brown : on grape-vine ; 

 8, 9. 



4. D. nerii, L. 72-112 mm. Forewings deep olive-green; a 

 pale ochreous basal spot with dark green centre ; lines cloudy, 

 triple, ochreous- whitish, first sti'ongly curved, rosy-suftused 

 towards dorsum, second strongly I'ounded-angulated, below 

 angle obscured by a large purple-brownish blotch ; median 

 shade broad, straight, whitish-ochreous, rosy-sufFused on lower 

 half; an oblique ochreous-whitish ajjical streak, preceded by a 

 pale suffusion. Hindwings piirplish- fuscous, more greenish 

 posteriorly ; second line whitish-ochreous, sinuate, followed by 

 a darker green shade. 



Britain to Perth, a rare immigrant only ; C. and S. Europe, 

 Asia Minor to Syria, N. Africa ; 9, 10. Larva green or 

 yellowish ; subdorsal line whitish ; 2 and 3 retractile ; 4 with 

 dark pale-circled lateral spot; 6-12 white-dotted; horn orange: 

 on Nerium oleander ; 8, 9. 



5. D. lineata, F. (livornica, Esp.) 82-86 mm. Forewings 

 ochreous-brown, disc blackish-mixed, veins in disc white ; some- 

 times a whitish discal spot containing a black dot; a nearly 

 straight pale ochreous fascia from before middle of dorsum to 

 apex ; a light brown dark-edged terminal fascia. Hindwings 

 light rosy, towards dorsum whitish ; basal area black ; a brown 

 terminal streak, preceded by a black fascia. 



Britain to Perth, E. Ireland, occasional, not a permanent 

 resident ; WC. and S. Europe, C. Asia, N. Africa ; 8, 9. Larva 

 dark green or black, irrorated with yellow, sometimes dai-k- 

 banded ; dorsal line yellow; subdorsal yellow, on 4-12 usually 

 with a series of round yellow black-edged spots, marked with 

 rosy or blackish ; subspirac\ilar whitish, sometimes rosy-spotted ; 



