ELEPHANT HAWK-MOTH. 



Metopsilus Elpenor. 

 PLATE XI. Fig. 1. 



Sphinx Elpenor, Linn.; Donovan, iv. PI. 122. Deileph Elpe- 

 nor, Curtis, Stephens. Elephant, Harris"* Aurel. PI. vil 

 The Lady's-bedstraw or Elephant-moth, Wilfos, 26. 



IN this species the wings expand from two inches 

 to two and three-quarters ; the upper pair olive- 

 brown inclining to olive-green, with the anterior 

 edge, two oblique bands (the first abbreviated), and 

 the hinder margin rose-red tinged with purple and 

 somewhat shining ; the posterior edge is white, and 

 there is a minute dot of that colour on the disk of 

 each. The hinder wings are dusky at the base and 

 reddish-purple posteriorly, the fringe pure white, 

 hat of the anterior wings being red. The body is 

 olivaceous above, with numerous stripes of deep 

 rose-colour ; one over each eye, four curved ones 

 on the thorax, and another down the back of 

 the abdomen ; the sides of the latter and the belly 

 are likewise rose-red with a series of whitish spots 

 on each side of the segments. On each side of the 

 abdomen, towards the origin of the secondary wings 



