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like the preceding species except that there are several white lines 
following the veins and extending diagonally across the upper wings. 
There are also white lines on the thorax, and the abdomen has a 
decided rosy tint besides the black and white markings. This insect 
is found from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast, and extends well up 
into Canada and also into the southern parts of the country, as far 
down as the Gulf of Mexico. It is very abundant in some parts of 
Deilephila lineata. 
the country, and I have taken it in numbers in Sacramento, Cal., 
where early on a June evening, even before sunset, it might be seen 
flying in wide circles over the fields of wild flowers or poised before 
the spikes of blossoms daintily extracting their sweets. The larva is 
yellowish-green in color, and feeds on the leaves of the apple, plum 
and currant. It is said to be double-brooded in the southern part of 
the country. 
On the grape and Virginia creeper may often be seen during 
July and August the larva of Kveryx myron. This caterpillar is about 
two inches long when fully grown, green in color with a whitish 
stripe edged with dark green along each side extending from the 
head to the caudal horn, and oblique markings of yellow shaded 
behind with dark green also on the sides. There is, too, a row of 
pink spots down the back. Occasionally a specimen may be found 
of a strong pink, brownish-pink or even reddish color. In such an 
