0 HAWK MOTHS. 
mahogany color, shagreened or roughened, especially at the 
anterior edge of the segments on the back, and terminates 
in a short, blunt spine. This species is single brooded, and 
the pupa remains in the ground until late in June of the fol- 
lowing year, though in some cases the moth has appeared 
the same season. 
The fine looking moth is brownish-gray, variegated 
with light brown, and with deep brown spots. The hind- 
wings are pink, with a dark shade across the middle, still 
darker spots below this shade, and a broad gray band be- 
hind. The heavy reddish-gray body is marked with two 
dark brown triangular patches on the thorax, which are 
finely edged with white. The posterior edges of all the seg- 
ments of the body are also edged with white. 
This showy insect is found throughout the United States 
and Canada, or wherever the grape is cultivated, or where 
the Virginia creeper is utilized to decorate our dwelling 
places. 
The illustration (Figs. 38) shows the different states of 
this insect; the adult and caterpillar is also shown in Figs. 
39 and 40 on Plate VII. 
THE PANDORUS SPHINX. 
(Philampelus pandorus Hbn.). 
One of the most beautiful moths found in the United 
States is the Pandorus Sphinx. It is not common in Min- 
nesota, but occurs here, as several specimens have been seen 
that were captured in our State. The moths, with wings 
fully expanded, measure from four to four and a half inches 
across; they are of a light olive color, mixed with gray, 
and varied with patches of a darker olive-green, rich and 
velvety, and some portions, especially on the hind-wings, 
are of a rosy hue. The body is pale greenish-brown, orna- 
mented with dark olive patches. The moths appear in July, 
when, after pairing, the female deposits her eggs singly on 
