POPLAR AND EYED HAWK-MOTHS 



tion of the imago is not attractive, but it has a quiet 

 refined beauty of its own. Light brown and grey, with a 

 patch of bright chestnut on the inner side of the hind 

 wings, and a white spot on the front pair, may serve as a 

 brief description- 

 Eyed Hawk-Moth. — [Smerinthus ocellatus.) This spe- 

 cies (Fig. 13) belongs to the same genus as the last- 



Lyeci Hacok Mol1n 



fig 15 



named, and has a somewhat similar distribution to the 



Lime-Hawk, being rare outside the Southern Counties. 



June should see the perfect insect on the wing, and the 



yellowish-green eggs are laid upon sallow and willow, 



though other plants are also resorted to. Each egg is 



attached to the leaf by a sticky substance, and it is said 



that one female will probably deposit not less than four 



hundred eggs. The green larva has seven oblique side 



stripes of white, and the horn is bluish. It should be 



sought for during July and August. When full-fed it 



descends the bush, or tree, where it has been feeding, 



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