ELEPHANT HAWK MOTH. 15 



extends. It can be distinguished from the 

 Sphinx Hawk Moth by its shorter and more 

 ronnded wings. The wing?, which are uni- 

 form throughout, are of a pale buff, tending to 

 orange, with three distinct transverse markings 

 or bands of ruddy brown: one along the outer 

 margin, extending through both upper and lower 

 wings, one parallel with it through the middle, 



Elephant Hawk Moth. 



and the third at the base or insertion of the 

 wing. The thorax is coloured like the wings. 

 The abdomen is of a pale olive brown, with 

 transverse bands of a lighter shade. 



The name choerocampa signifies "hog-cater- 

 pillar," and is given to this genus because the 



