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flmumas veipertilh, Hiibuer, Verz. bek. Schm. p. 13B. n. 147C (1S22). 



Sphyiij- rpspertilio, Vogel, SrliiiiPtl. Cah. vii. p. 15. t. 7. f. 2 (lS-25). 



Deilejihila respertilm var. burckhardli Mory, Mitth. Schm. Enl. Gen. x. p. 'M'.'. t. 1 (IHOt). 



<??. The uniformly brownish forewing, which shows only a vestige of the 

 (liscal line, distinguishes this species from all tlie others. E.\ternal spines of first 

 jirotarsal segment not much prolonged, the row complete, double at base. rnlviJIiis 

 vestigial. 



(J. The thin part of the harpe short, little curved. 



Larva, adult, without liorn, dorso-lateral spots not quite round, last one 

 elongate; back with a network of thin brown lines somewhat resembling the 

 minute jiattern of the liack of elpenor. — Food-plant : Epilobiiim. 



Pupa longer and slenderer than in galUi and euphorbiae. 



The following forms are doubtless hybrids between tespcrtilio on one side and 

 euphorbiiw and hijipopkiies on the other. As the hybrids have not yet been reared 

 in confinement we do not know which species served as S and which as ?. The 

 larvae of these supposed hybrids live on Epilobium, that of hybr. amdia also on 

 riippophal'. Of the four possible combinations two only seem to be known ; but 

 tlie hylir. nmelia may be the offspring of a different combination from that ol' 

 te.'i/K'rtilioules, in one case respcrtilto serving perhaps as c?, in the other as ?. 



«. hybr. Iiij/poj>Iiaes x vespertilio, or respertil/o x //ipjio/i//(ti'.'i. 



Sphhix amelia Feistliamel, BnU. Sr. Nat. ii. p. IC'J (1827); Boisd., ]ml Meth p. ?,?, (182;i) 

 (= veapertiHoidi'!^). 



Deilephila amelia, Duponchel, in God., Lep. France, Snppl. ii. p. 11. t. 1. f. 2 (18.S:';). 



*Sphinx rexpertilioKhs Boisduval, Ann. Sue. Li/in. Paris vi. p. 114. t. G. f. 4 (1827) ; id., /«</. J/r/A. 

 p. .S3 (182'.i) (= amelia ;— coll. Charles Oberthiir) ; Boisd., Kamb. & Grasl., /,■„«. //;«/. Chrnill., 

 Sphinij. t. 9. f. 1 (18:«); Ramb., Ami. S^c. Ent. Frame p. 420 (1832) (= hybr. veH/iertiliu x 

 hippaphads) ; Treit., in Ochs., Schm. Ear. x. 1. p. 135 (1834) ; Herr.-Sch., //)/(/. ii. p. 8'.t. n. 23. 

 f. 10. 13(1847) ; Walk., List Lep. Ins. D. .If. viii. p. 170. n. 12 (18;".(i) ; Boisd., l^pec. Ohr Lq). 

 Hit. i. p. 175. n. 18 (1875) ; Hofm., R,mp. Grassschm. p. 284 (18113): id., r/ro.w.sv/o/i. p. 211 



(I8;i4). 



Drihjiliila vespertilid hibr. ves/iertiliaiclm, Staudinger & Wocke, Cat. Leji. ed. ii. p. 3(i. n. 4C1. a 

 (IH71) ; Bartel, in Riihl, Grassschm. ii. p. 1)1 (1899) (Grenol)le ; Isere). 



b. hybr. vi'spertilio x ctiphofbiac, or cuphofbiae x vc.sj/ertilio. 

 *Sphinx epilnbii Boisduval, Ramb. & Grasl., Icon. Jlid. Chenill, Sphimj. t. 9 f. 2 (1832) (coll. 



Charles Oberthiir). 

 Deihjiliilu ppilrihii Kambur, Ann.Soc. EiU. France p. 420 (1832) ( = hybr. resjierlilin X eiipjwrhiae) ; 



Boisd., Jean. Lip. ii. p. 24. n. 4. t. 51. f. 3 (1834) (Lyon) ; Herr.-Sch., Hclun. Eur. ii. p. 89. n. 21. f. 9 



(1847) ; Walk., U«l Lei,. Ins. B. .1/. Wii. p. 170. n. 11 (18511) ; Boisd., Spec. Gin. Lip. IJit. i. p. 177. 



n. 19 (1875) ; Rou. & Iteyn., linll. Soc. Enl. France p. 84 (1877) (Lyon, viii.) ; Hofra., «»«/-. 



GrwHsclun. p. 285. t. 48. f. 11 (1893) ; id., Grossschni. p. 29. t. 27. f. 1. b (1894) . Standf., Ilamlh. 



Schm. p. .54 (1890) ; Schlumb., .\litth. .\liinch Enl. Ver. xii. p. 1 (1897) ; id.. I.e. xiii. p. 2 (1898). 

 JJeilrpliila eesperlilin hibr. epilnbii, Staudinger & Wocke, Cal. Lep. ed. ii. p. 30. n. 4i',I. Ij (1871 ) ; 



Bartel, in Ruhl., Gnmsclim. ii. p. 1)3 (1899) (Elsass ; Basel ; Wallis ; Bozeu ; Wieii ; Lyon). 



J/nb. South France northward to Baden, eastward to Caucasia and ArjinMiia, 

 not recorded from S]iain and North Africa. 



In the TriTig Museum 3 larvae, 1 pui)a, Nil-odd specimens. 



os'^. Celerio hippophaes. 



Spbin.r h,p/m/,l,aes Ksper, Sehmrtt. ii. N"yv-/. 2. p. I',, ii. 05. t. :iM. f. I -3 (1789) (Wallnchei). 



cf?. I'ulviilns vcKtigial. First |iro(ar.sal segment wii h lew spini's externally, 

 but most of these spines prolon-i'ij. Aljd(inii]iiil sej;nienls wil IhhiI while hinges. 



