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THE WINDOWED SPHINX. 

 Sphinx Fenestrata, 



PLATE LXVI. 



Sphinx Fenestrata, Drvry, Ins. ii. pi. 28, fig. 5. Turtoni 

 Linne, iii. p. 185. 



THE wings of this insect are of a deep brownish 

 black, with transparent glasslike spots, three on 

 each of the upper wings, and a larger one on each oi 

 the under wings, through which any object can be 

 distinctly seen, from their extreme clearness. The 

 body is thick, of a rich brown colour, the abdomen 

 consisting of alternate black and yellow bands. The 

 head is small, and the eyes and legs are scarlet ; the 

 thorax with three black spots on it. 



This curious insect is a native of Jamaica. 



