410 OBSERVATIONS ON INSECTS AND VERMES. 
of Carniola. Their motions are very peculiar, up and down for 
many yards almost in a perpendicular line.—WHITE. 
I once saw a swarm of these insects playing up and down over 
the surface of a pond in Denn Park, exactly in the manner described 
by this accurate naturalist. It was late in the evening of a warm 
summer’s day when I observed them.—MARKWICK. 
SPHYNX. ,OCELLATA. 
A vast insect appears after it is dusk, flying with a humming 
noise, and inserting its tongue into the bloom of the honeysuckle ; 
it scarcely settles upon the plants, but feeds on the wing in the 
manner of humming birds.— WHITE. 
I have frequently seen the large bee moth, SAhzux stellatarum, 
inserting its long tongue or proboscis into the centre of flowers, 
and feeding on their nectar, without settling on them, but keeping 
constantly on the wing.—MARKWICK. 
WILD BEE. ? 
There is a sort of wild bee frequenting the garden campion for 
the sake of its tomentum, which probably it turns to some purpose 
in the business of nidification. It is very pleasant to see with what 
address it strips off the pubes, running from the top to the bottom 
of a branch, and shaving it bare with all the dexterity of a hoop- 
shaver. When it has got a vast bundle, almost as large as itself, 
it flies away, holding it secure between its chin and its fore legs. 
