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CH^ROCAMPA CELERIO. 



SILVER-STRIPED HAWK-MOTH. SHARP-WINGED 

 HAWK-MOTH. 



Plate IV. Figure 1. 



THIS handsome and scarce insect measures from two 

 inches and three quarters to three, or a little over. Male : 

 front wings pale-greyish brown, with a darker shade, and 

 near the middle there is a white spot with a dark centre. 

 A dull yellowish slightly-waved band extends from the 

 lower margin near the base to the tip, its inner sides 

 verging to a white border. Hind wings rose colour, 

 brighter towards and at the base, palertowards the margin, 

 with a narrow waved black band following the margin, and 

 a rather wider one, but shorter, within it near the centre, 

 the two connected by six h'ne black streaks or veins; the 

 outer margin greyish. 



Localities for this species are York, Doncaster, Henley- 

 on-Thames, Tenterden, Norwich, Chelmsford, Ledbury, 

 Chichcster, Worcester, Hull, Bolton, Beccles, Darlington, 

 Newark, "Wcy mouth, Hopetown, Tooting, Gainsborough, 

 St.Leonard's-on-the-sea,TarringtonnearLedbury H udders- 

 field, Eltham, Stowmarket, Brighton, Brantinghamthorpe, 

 Ely , Birkenhead, Lewes, Harleston , Wisbeach, Welton near 

 Howden, South Walsham, Bristol, Seaford, Manchester, 

 Worthing, Brampton near Carlisle, Leicester, Oxford, Great 

 Baddow, Preston, Carlisle, Cockermouth, Wakefield, Mat- 

 lock, Tottingham, and near London. In Scotland, also in 

 the Isle of Mull, and at Alloa. "N.B." 



The dates of the appearance of the perfect insect are in 

 the months of August, September, and October. Septem- 

 ber 12, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 27, 28, October 5, 22. They 

 have also been taken in March and April March 15, 

 April 6, and at the end of the month. 



The caterpillar varies from brown or purple brown to 

 green, with two yellow lines on the sides, the upper one 

 on the hinder half, and two distinct black spots, t-ur- 

 rounded by a yellow rim, the one larger than the other. 

 The tail is brown. 



