Moths. 67 



DEILEPHILA TITHYMALI. 



Plate IV. — Fig. 4. 

 TMs beautiful moth is peculiar to the Canary Islands, 

 although alhed species are found over the greater 

 part of Europe.* It expands from three to three and 

 a half inches. The fore-wings are silvery grey in 

 colour, having dark olive-grey markings, and a long 

 stripe of this colour, increasing in width towards the 

 body, from the apex to the base. The hind-wino-s are 

 a rich pink, having a marginal band of dark brown, and 

 a fine white line on the outer edge. The antennae 

 which are white, are thick and feathered. The head 

 and body, thickly feathered with white, are of an olive 

 brown colour. Two bands of black cross the top of 

 the abdomen, which tapers off to a point, with bands of 

 alternate white and olive brown slightly marked with 

 black. The caterpillar is easily found on the Euphorbia 

 where it feeds gregariously. It is a beautiful dark pink, 

 the horn being of this colour. The dark pink is inter- 

 spersed with dusky green and greyish black spots, and 



* See Appendix D. 

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