18 BROAD-BORDERED HAWK MOTH. 



thorax and abdomen are hairy, the former being 

 of a dull ruddy brown, and the latter strangely 

 coloured in two distinct segments the upper 

 half a lively crimson, and the lower or tail half 

 a bright yellow. 



The whole insect bears a strong superficial 

 resemblance to the humble-bee tribe, whence its 

 name ; it has however, of course, no real affinity 

 with the bees. 



The larva of this insect feeds on the Devil's- 

 bit scabious (Scabiosa succisa). 



The second species, the BROAD-BORDERED 

 HAWK MOTH (Macroglossa, fuciformis), much 

 resembles the preceding insect, from which 

 it can be distinguished by the greater breadth 

 of the dark border round the wins. 



come a few more of the remarkable 

 Clear-winged Moths, the first of which is the 

 HORNET MOTH (Sesia apiformis). The popular 

 name is a very appropriate one, as the insect 

 bears the most extraordinary resemblance to a 

 wasp or hornet, and scarcely any one, except an 

 entomologist, would like to touch it with the 

 bare hand. 



The average span of the wings is rather under 

 an inch and a half. They are almost entirely 



