BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS 



sawdust (the result of the larva's burrowings), and silk. 

 The spotted wings of the imago (hence the fancied 

 resemblance to the rosettes or spots upon the sleek coat 

 of the Leopard), easily identify this species. The male 

 is a good deal smaller than the female, and his body does 

 not taper to a point. The antennae of the male are not 

 wholly thread-like (as in the female), only the extremities 

 being thus formed. 



FAMILY SESIWm 



Currant Clearwing. — {Sesia tipulifor?nis.) Those un- 

 acquainted with insects might very well be excused if 



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CurranrClcaru)ing FigA-iix 



surprise was"expressed at the Clearwings being included 



among the moths, as they are so unHke the rank and 



file of lepidopterous insects. Although there are some 



fourteen British species — two in particular strikingly 



resemble the Hornet — it is only possible to include the 



Currant Clearwing (Fig. 46), so as to represent this 

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