EYED HAWK MOTH. 3 



The thorax and abdomen in this as in other 

 sphinges are covered with a thick hairy " pile " 

 of a close velvety texture. The fore- wings are 

 of a ruddy brown, with marking of a lighter 



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shade, clouded with olive. The hind- wings are 

 of a beautiful rose tint, fading gradually towards 

 the margin into ruddy brown, and thence into 

 grey; near the hinder angle of each is a dark 

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