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common enough to prove seriously injurious. The same 

 observation will apply to that of the chocolate brown-eyed 

 Sphinx (Smerinthus myopi), which lives on the wild-cherry- 



Fig. 155. 



tree, and to the walnut Sphinx (Smerinihus Jitglandui), 

 which lives on the black walnut and butternut. The latter 

 species is destitute of eye-like spots on the hind wings. 



Of those belonging to the genus Sphinx proper, that 

 which bears the specific name drupiferarum inhabits the 

 hackberry (Celtis ocddentalis) and the plum-tree ; Sphinx 

 Kalmice inhabits the broad-leaved laurel (Kalmia latifolia) ; 

 the caterpillar of the Gf-ordius is found on the apple-tree ; 

 that of the great ash-colored Sphinx ($. cinerea) on the 

 lilac ; Hylceus on the black alder (Prinos glaber, &c.) 

 and whortleberry ; and the curiously checkered caterpillar 

 of Sphinx coniferarum on pines. Of the hog-caterpillars, 

 those of Chcerocampa chcerilus and versicolor may be found 

 on swamp pinks (Azalea viscosa and nudiflora). The cater- 

 pillar of the white-lined morning Sphinx (Deilephila lineata) 

 feeds upon purslane and turnip leaves ; and that of Deile- 

 phila Chamcenerii on the willow-herb (Epilobium angusti- 

 foliuni). The clear- winged Sphinges, Sesia pelasgus 15 (Fig. 

 156) and diffinis, are distinguished by their transparent 

 wings and their fan-shaped tails. They hover over flowers, 



[ S. pelasgus is S. thisbe Fab. = 8. cimbiciformis Stephens = S. rufcavd'a 

 Kirby. MORRIS.] 



