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whiter spot on the disc ; the hinder margin is ash-coloured ; the cilia pale ashy. 

 brown: the posterior wings are black at the base, with the rest of the wing 

 pale clouded rosy, and having a narrow black band near the hinder margin ; 

 the cilia whitish : the head and thorax are olive-brown, margined laterally 

 with white ; the latter with two dorsal lines of the same colour : abdomen 

 pale olive-brown, with a longitudinal row of white spots, bordered with black 

 on the back, and another on each side of a larger size, diminishing to the apex, 

 and with a row of black spots in the middle: antenna: brown, with the tip 

 white. 

 Caterpillar above pale olive-green, beneath pure white; a dorsal line, the tail, 

 two large circular spots on both sides of each segment, and the head rose-co- 

 loured ; on each side is a longitudinal yellowish line, and on each segment on 

 both sides a black dot above the upper rosy one : it feeds also on the yellow 

 lady's bedstraw and on the vine. The chrysalis is of a rosy-brown. 



Do. liiieata is uiiqnestionahly rare in England, and few collectors 

 can boast the possession of specimens : it lias liowever been cap- 

 tnred in distant parts : the Rev. T. Skrimshire possesses a specimen 

 which I believe was caught in Norfolk, and INIr. Dale hiis one which 

 he obtained from Dr. Abbott's cabinet, also found eastward ; in 

 June, 1824, a beautiful and perfect specimen was taken off the mast 

 of the Ramsgate steam-vessel at Billingsgate, and last year a wasted 

 one was found near Bethnal-grecn : in addition to the above, three 

 specimens were formerly taken near Kingsbridge in Devonshire, 

 one of which I possess through the kindness of Dr. Leach, and have 

 caused the accompanying figure to be taken therefrom. The above 

 are the only indigenous examples I have seen ; all the remainder 

 which are placed in collections for this species l)eing De. Daucus, 

 hereunder described. 



one placed anteriorly between them, and uniting them, as it were, to the head : 

 abdomen reddish-brown, with a strong white dorsal line, bordered on each 

 side with black spots ; the sides each with an alternate series of large black and 

 white spots, diminishing in size to the apex. 

 De. Daucus is a native of North America, and I have seen about eight specimens 

 in the various English collections which have j)assed beneath my notice ; but 

 of these the history of one alone has come to my knowledge, and that I under- 

 stand was taken near Lynn in Norfolk; the rest have probably been intro- 

 duced in lieu ofDe. lineata, which was formerly known to inhabit Cornwall: 

 a pair in my collection are reputed to have been found in Kngland ; I believe 

 Mr. Haworth has another; and two were obtained by Mr. \'igors from 

 the cabinet of Mr. Wilkin. " The Sphinx Hneata of Donovan, which is 

 said to be a doubtful inhabitant of England, was caught near Sunderland in 

 June, 1823."— iVr. J. O. Backhouse. 



