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The Bet Hawxk-Motu (Macroglossa bombyliformis). 
I have taken this moth at Durdar, Newbiggin, Newby Cross, 
Orton, Kingmoor, Thrustonfield, and various other places. The 
moth is fond of settling on the flowers of the Bugle. It is difficult 
to take them with the net, unless one is sitting near a patch of the 
food-plant at the time the insect settles; the net must then be 
placed over the moth, and be held firmly down to the ground 
until the moth rises. It is quite a Northern insect. 
The SESTIDA. 
The Currant CLear-Wine (Sesta tipuliformis). 
The Hornet CLEAR-WING OF THE OSIER (Sesia bembiciformis). 
The Hornet CLEAR-WING OF THE PopLar (Sesta apiformis). 
These can be found only on bright sunny days. The larve 
feed on the pith and the solid wood of the plants they respectively 
take their name from. 
The Goat Motu (Cossus ligniperda). 
This beautiful moth is found all over our county. It takes 
its name from the strange smell that the larva has. This moth is 
on the wing in July and August. The larva feeds on the solid 
wood of the Oak, the Elm, the Willow, and the Apple. It is 
common in the Newbiggin Woods, and there is a large tree at 
Carleton that has many in it. 
The HEPIALIDZA. 
The next Family, the Swifts, contains but five British species, 
all found in this locality. They are called Swifts from the rapidity 
of their flight. They have very short antennz, and their under 
wings very much directed backwards. 
The Gotp Swirt (Hefpialus hectus). 
The Common Swirt (Hepialus lupulinus). 
The Woop Swirt (Hepialus sylvinus). 
The NortHeRN Swirt (Hepialus veleda). 
The Guost Swirt (Hepialus humult). 
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