218 OROCB IXPWOPrtRA. 



SriiiNX iuto.<«Tu ( Drury). ( I'lntr xl, fig. I.) 



Antcntvr ivhlir within tmi hruwii on the i>ut!>l(lr, and tA|>«-rinf; tu i huokc^ briklUTurjB 

 |x>int I'l-i-Lii »iiii:, fuK-ous •nil cluuiltd, l>u( truvirMtl triiu»vcrM.-l)r l*\ luuor thrt-« 

 arts of lilitrk crinkled lines, the uuU-r otic lorkid ut the outer angle of the unlirior 

 wing, hnvinK the Aha|>c of the letter I' : diM- nf the wing duly yellow, m.d marked 

 with tt white !i|M>t. l*o»terlur wings, outer half bn>wn ; l«»c gray : the hrown jmrt U 

 Irnrenkd oldtijuely hy a rurved f;ray line. IliatI and net k dark brown ; thorax and 

 aUlonien gray : the rinus niurkrd i>n earh '>ide i>r lh<' uieiiian line l<y narrt>w Mark 

 bant. r.MiiiH Hii>i: : Hrea>it white; uIkIoiiiiii while, inark< tl by four reddiMi ^|•«•t» 

 (>lared nlong I lie middle ; |M>sterior wings dark gru,> l>rowii,but gruy ii|h>q the corners 

 and abdominitl edges ; cillc while and l>n.>wn ( Datat, Plate xxix, tig. 4). 



SiitiNX ocTOMACvxATus. ( Plate xixriii, fig. 2.) 



Color black. F<>r«'wings marked with two oblonc yrll<>w s[>ots ; hindwinc^ with white 



.Hjiols : lhora\ has uI.S4> villow sjiot.s. Kings on the iiip|Mr sidei'f the iii<d<>nien white ; 



extreniity Mark. 



This inject iiiakts 'Us aj'i'earanre very early, and fwds upon the tender leares of the 



gra{>e-vlne : its larva goes into the gruuntl, whtn- it.^ Ironsforniations are ccDi|del(d. 



.Sphinx (-aboli.ms. ( Plate xlii, fijj. Id.) 



CJolor gray, gniyi.sh bMwn. KorewinjfS marked with narrow ziczag l>aniis,and with white 



sjiots, one at the ba<e,aiid a small central one : hindwiniis luindi-d. AUIomen marked 



with two n»w» of orange-yellow si^ts, five in each ri>w. Expanse of wing from three 



to four inches. 



Sphinx cdxvoi.vvli. Potato llturkmoth. 

 This sjtecies has eight transverse bands uj><«n the alxiomen : the gronnd-ccdor is red- 

 dish. Its posterior wings are marked with obli<^uc black bands. The larva feeds ui>on the 

 8weet-i>otato vine. 



Spmxx CTttoxAXTiii. FVini^rtree Moth. 

 This moth has three yellowish round sfxits on each side of the abdomen. The larva is 

 greenish yellow, and is marke«l oblhjuely with black and yellow on the sides. 



Sphinx vitis. Vint Ifawkmoth. 

 Wings margined with red, and marked with yellow stripes : two intrrniptcd stripes on 

 the back, and several transverse on the abdomen. 



