PRIVET MOTH. 



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ligustri), so called because the caterpillar feeds 

 upon the leaves of the privet. 



It is a very handsome insect, measuring more 

 than four inches across the wings, which are 

 very stiff and sharply pointed. The upper wings 



Privet Moth and Larva. 



are mottled with various shades of brown, and 

 the lower are pink, changing into yellow, and 

 banded with three curved bars of deep black- 

 brown. The abdomen is rose-pink, barred with 

 black. The caterpillar is a large green larva, 



