BRITISH MOTHS. 



1. The Eyed Hawk-Myth (ti.nerinthus ocellu(ui). 



1. THE EYED HAWK-MOTH, so called from 

 a large and beautiful spot in each of the hind 

 wings that somcAvhut resembles an eye. The 

 fore wings are brown, with a very beautiful 

 reddish bloom over them, and clouded with 

 olive-brown. The hind wings arc of a deli-, 

 cate rosy red at the base, and pale brown to- 

 wards the margin ; and each has a large and 

 beautiful eye -like spot, grey in the centre, 

 surrounded with blue, and the blue sur- 



rounded by a black ring. The skin of the 

 caterpillar is rough, like shagreen ; it is pale 

 green, sprinkled with white, and has seven 

 oblique white stripes on each side. The hoin 

 at the tail is blue. It is very common in the 

 autumn, feeding on apple trees in gardens, 

 and on willow bushes in hedges. The 

 chrysalis is red-brown, and glossy. The Moth 

 is found about Mid.unnncr. (Scientific name, 

 Smen'nt/ms ocella-fu-:. } 



2. THE POPLAU HAWK-MOTH. The wings 

 are notched at the margin ; the fore wings 

 ^ivy-brown marbled with darker brown, and 

 having v. white dot in the middle : the hind 

 wings red at the base, brown towards the 

 margin. The caterpillar is rough like sha- 

 green, green sprinkled with yellow ; and it 



2. The Poplar Hawk-Moth (Smerinthua Populi). 



has seven oblique yellowish stripes on each 

 side : there is also a row of red dots along each 

 side at the breathing holes. The horn at the 

 tail is yellow, inclining to red beneath. It 

 feeds principally on the common upright 

 Lombardy poplar, but also, in gardens, on the 

 common laurel and laurustinus. The chry- 



3. The Lime Hawk-Moth (i'merinthua THia.) 



