Co Lloyd's natural history. 



In Smerifiihus the proboscis is very short, and the wings 

 are moderately long and broad, and but slightly dentated ; 

 the fore-wings, however, are long and pointed, with the hind 

 margin very oblique. The hind-wings are mostly pink, and 

 adorned with a blue ring placed on a large black spot towards 

 the anal angle. This mark is characteristic of three or four 

 genera of S7nerinthincE^ most of which are North American, 

 though one or two are found in North Africa and Northern 

 Asia. In one of the North American species, EusmerintJius 

 geininatus (Say), the eye-spot is double. 



THE EYED HAWK-MOTH. SMERINTHUS OCELLATUS. 



{Plate ex., Fig. 3.) 



Sphmx oceliata, Linn^Tus, Syst. Nat. (ed. x.), p. 489, no. i 

 (1758) ; id., Faun. Suec, p. 286 (1761) ; id., Mus. Ludov. 

 Ulricse, p. 341 (1764); Esper, Schmett., ii., p. 27, Taf. i 

 (1779); Ochsenheimer, Schmett. Eur., ii., p. 249 (1808); 

 Godart, Lepid. France, iii., p. 68, pi. 20, fig. 2 (1822). 

 Sphinx salicis, Hiibner, Eur. Schmett., ii., fig. 73 (1797 ?)• 

 Smerinthus ocellatus, Stephens, 111. Brit. Ent. Haust, i., p. 112 

 (1828); Boisduval, Spec. Gen. Lepid. Heter., i., p. 31 

 (1875) ; Kirby, Eur. Butterflies and Moths, p. 74, pi. 19, 

 figs. 4 a, b (1879) ; Buckler, Larvce of Brit. Lepid. ii., 

 p. 99, pi. 20, fig. I (1887); Barrett, Lepid. Brit. Isl., ii., 

 p. 3, pi 41 (1S93). 



The Eyed Hawk-moth is found throughout Europe, and 

 Northern and Western Asia. The male expands about two 

 inches and a half, and the female is often an inch larger. 



The fore-wings, which are very pointed at the tips, are grey 

 tinged with rose-colour, and variegated with brown and dusky 

 clouds and waved streaks. The centre is marked witli a pale, 

 curved, transverse streak. The hind wings are carmine red; 



