THE MADDER HAWK-MOTH. 



Deilephila Galii. 

 PLATE VII. Fig. 2. 



Stephens' Ittus. i. 125, PI. 12, fig. 2 Sphinx Galii, Hubner, 



Godart. Spotted Elephant Caterpillar, Harris"* Aurel. 



NEARLY the same size as D. Euphorbia, to which it 

 bears so much resemblance in other respects, that 

 Linnaeus supposed it to be a mere variety ot tnat 

 species. The upper wings are olive-brown or 

 greenish, with the posterior border cinereous, and a 

 yellowish band, irregular anteriorly and somewhat 

 slnuated behind, extending from near the base to 

 the apex. The hinder wings are dull red, with the 

 base and a posterior band black, and there is a 

 white spot on the anal angle. The colour of the 

 thorax and the markings on the abdomen resemble 

 those of D. Euphorbias, with this difference that the 

 breast and belly are tinged with green, and the 

 abdomen has a series of small white spots down the 

 back. 



The caterpillar is described as of a bronzed green, 

 colour, with a yellow line along the back, and a row 



