328 



TEXT-BOOK OF ZOOLOGY 



the fact of the butterfly's sudden disappearance before our very eyes 

 proves that we are here concerned with a very effective means of pro- 

 tection. (Describe the various species above mentioned, explain their 

 names, and endeavour to rear them from their larvae.) 



Sub-Order 2 : Moths (Heterocera). 



Family i : Hawk Moths (Sphingidse). 



The Spurge Hawk Moth (Dcilcpldla euphorbia). 



(Breadth up to 3 inches.) 



The larvae of this insect, which is very rare in England, are found 

 in autumn on the cypress spurge. They are large, with a greenish-black 



R. 



SPURGE HAWK 

 MOTH. 



r.S. and Sf.., Moth 

 resting and during 

 flight; R., cater- 

 pillar ; P. , pupa. 



7 body ornamented with numerous yellow 



spots and dots and red stripes ; the head and the 

 legs are red, and there is a horn on the posterior 

 ^BBBPK^"* end of the body. Whilst all obscurely coloured 



larvae (if they happen to be devoid of hairs, spines, 

 or other protective means) are devoured by birds, those of the present 



