676 THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Sphingide—continued. 
Fic. 683. SMALL ELEPHANT Hawk-MOTH, 
uumbers. If is a fairly common species, but a most 
undesirable visitor to gardens, as the larvye have not 
only voracious appetites, but they are feeding for 
several weeks and will quickly defoliate the trees. 
The Moths are on the wing at about the same time as 
those just described, and the larve (Fig. 686) hatch 
Fie. 684. Larva AND PUPA OF SMALL ELEPHANT HAWK-MOTH, 
out from the eggs laid in June. ‘They are greenish 
when fnll-fed, and have curiously disposed white stripes 
near the back and on the sides. The horn is blue, with 
a black tip, the head is a darkish green, and the legs 
are pinkish. The pupa state (Fig. 686) is passed beneath 
the surface of the soil. 
Sphingide—continued. 
Fic. 685. Eyep Hawk-MorTH. 
The Moths are pinkish-grey on the fore-wings and 
yellowish-grey on the hind-wings; while the two 
characteristic blue spots encircled with black (Fig. 685), 
from which the Moth derives its common name, are at 
once sufficient to distingnish it from all others. The 
thorax is grey and the body brown. 
With caterpillars so conspicuous as those of the Hawk- 
Moths just named, head inee is by far the best remedy ; 
Fic 686. CATERPILLAR AND CHRYSALIS OF EYED ITAWK-MOTH. 
