CONSPICUOUS CATERPILLARS DESTROYING FOLIAGE 273 



(Pholus achemon Dru.) is thi'ee inches or more long when full grown, 

 yellowish green in color to reddish brown, and has six conspicuous 

 white dashes or spots down each side. The third segment back of 



Fig. 387. — Larva of the Achemon Sphinx. Original. 



the head is enlarged. At the hind end is a horn, changing to a 

 round " eyespot " as the caterpillar nears maturity. Abbott's Spliinx 

 (Sphecodina abbottii Swain) reaches a length of 2| inches, is light 



'iG. 388. — The Abbott's Sphinx. Original. 



brown in color with darker streaks lengthwise of the body and 

 black Hnes across each segment. At the hind end is a conspicuous, 

 round black spot margined with yellow. 



