PAo<o.- /. J. Ward. 



PUPA OF DEATH'S-HEAD HAWK-MOTH (MALE) 



The larva (a caterpillar in this case) ceases to b active and 

 passes into a state of quiescence, the pupal stage, during which 

 the body is undone and rebuilt. Out of the pupal case the 

 fully-formed insect emerges. 



Photo: J. J. Ward. 



THE CATERPILLAR LARVA (SECOND STAGE OF LIFE- 

 HISTORY) OF THE DEATH'S-HEAD HAWK- 

 MOTH. THE CATERPILLAR IS FEEDING ON 

 POTATO VINES 







Photo: J. J. Ward. 



THE DEATH'S-HEAD HAWK-MOTH 



The black spotted yellow patch upon the thorax gives the impression of a human skull. 



