SPHINGID/T.. — DF.ILF.PHII.A. 1 .? 1 



thcmspiws, unless when montionod to tlu- contrary, a morc^ orioi 

 in nomenclature, in any instance, cannot affect llie <iuestion at issue, 

 as in such ease the insect dcscrihcd, not the one nuviccl is the species 

 vhicli inhabits the British isles. 



Sp. 7. Elpenor. Alis uuticis ulinici-is Jh.iciix irihus oblii/uis /mr/jiiicis, /mliris 



riihris, basi afris. (Exp. alar. 2 unc. 6 — « lin.) 

 Sp. Elpeiior. Linne.—Dun, iv. pi. 122.— De. Elpenor. S/cph. Catnl. 

 Anti-Mior wings olivaceous, with the costa, a spot at the base, two ohliqucfascia'- 

 tlie first abbreviated anteriorly, the secoml reaching from the thinner niarj^'in 

 to the apex — thehiniler margin and the cilia of a fine roddish-puri)le, vjH-yin^' 

 in different individuals; a minute discoidal dot, and the thinner margin ol 

 the wings, pure white: posterior wings black at the base, the hinder margin 

 reddish-purple, more or less brilliant, and sometimes with a transverse oliva- 

 ceous streak : the cilia pure white : head, thorax, and abdomen above ol i vaceous , 

 palpi, superciliary line, four subarcuated lines on the thorax — the two inner 

 united anteriorly — the sides, two spots at the base, and a streak on the l)ack 

 of the abdomen reddish-purple : sides of the thorax, and sometimes a row of 

 spots, varying in number, on those of the abdomen, white ; a spot at the base 

 of the anterior wings, and another at the base of the abdomen, l)lack. 

 Caterpillar, when young, green ; which tint is not uncommonly preserved through- 

 out ; but some iniUviduals, at the third moult, become varied with yellow, or 

 of a plain dusky-brown ; the former have a black dorsal line, and some sj)ots 

 of a similar colour, varied with yellow, round the stigmata : in both, the third 

 segment has two parallel black streaks on each side, and the two fbllowin"-, a 

 large ocellus with a bluish pupil and black iris : the legs are yellow. It is 

 found in the autumn, and feeds on the yellow lady's bedstraw (Galiuiu lerunij, 

 hairy willow-herb ( Epilobiutn liirsutum), loose-strife, or willow-herb ^/>v- 

 tkrum salicarioc), common vine (Vitis vinifera), &c. The pnpa is dull 

 griseous, posteriorly brown, with the stigmata obscure. 



The most abundant species of the Sphingidse in the south of Eng- 

 land : the larva occurring chiefly in damp and marshy situations, 

 particularly near Hackney and Battersea; also in the neigliI)our- 

 hood of Hertford and Ripley; but the imago usually frequenting 

 gardens towards the end of June. " Frequent in Devonshire." 

 — Dr. Leach. " Far from uncommon at Netley, Salop." — Rev. F. IV. 

 Hope. " Very common in the ^dnged state everywhere in Cam- 

 bridgeshire." — Rev. L. Jenyns. " Near York, not common.'" — 

 W. C. Hi'zc'Uso7i, Esq. " A single specimen taken near Newcastle." 

 — G. Wailes, Esq. 



Sp. 8. Porcellus. Alis anticisjlavescentl piirpiircoquc lariis, jMsticis ban' Juscis, 

 fascia Jlavescentc inargineijue purpvrco, abiloiiiiin- sitbtus ulho puiiclatu. (Exp. 

 alar. 1 unc. 10 lin. — 2 unc. 1 lin.) 



Sp. Porcellus. Li/uu'.—Don, ix. /</. 31 k— De. Porcellus. Ste^Ji. Catul. 



