4 EYED HAWK MOTH. 



patch with an eye-like marking of a pale bluish 

 tinge, hence the name " eyed hawk." A horse- 

 shoe-shaped marking on the hack of the thorax, 

 of the same colour as the "eyes" ahove mentioned, 

 will also prove serviceable in identifying this 

 striking insect. The abdomen is of much the 

 same shade of colour as the fore-wings, and is 

 marked with transverse bars of a deeper hue. 

 The larva or caterpillar is green, with seven 

 pink stripes drawn diagonally on each side, and 

 a pointed horn on the tail. This latter charac- 

 teristic is common to all the true Hawk Moths. 

 It may be obtained from willows, and the pupa 

 or chrysalis can be found by digging at the roots 

 of the tree. September is the best month for 

 this purpose. The caterpillar is shown in fig. 

 1, illustration on page 3. 



In connection with this Moth must be men- 

 tioned two other species of the same genus : viz. 

 the POPLAR HAWK MOTH (Smerinthus populi) 

 and the LIME HAWK MOTH (Smerinthus tilice). 



The former of these two insects resembles in 

 shape the Eyed Hawk Moth, but is almost 

 entirely brown, and without the "eyes" which 

 distinguish that insect. The caterpillar feeds on 

 the poplar, and is without the pink hue of the 

 lateral stripes. The latter is buff in col ur, and 



