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one or two species and may be injurious. A description of 

 the most important species will be found on page 313, 

 Part II. 



55. Sphingidae. The Sphingidce are commonly called 

 sphinx moths, hawk-moths, and humming-bird moths. 

 The first name, as also the family name, is sug- 



FIG. 61 Nest of Fall-web- 

 worms in Small Apple Tree 

 (Arctiidce). Reduced. 



FIG. 62. Larvae of the Catalpa 

 Sphinx. Reduced. 



gested by the fancied resemblance of the larvae of this 

 family, in their characteristic resting position, to the Eygp- 

 tian sphinx. The adults are large, have stout bodies of 

 regular shape, the abdomen resembling a long and sharply 

 pointed bullet, and have wings which are long, narrow 

 and powerful. The general appearance and graceful flight 



