THE BRITISH LEPIDOPTERA. 



NOCTURNI, NOCTUR'NL Night-fliers. 



SPHINGID2E, Lea., Sphin'gida, tlie family of which the genus 

 Sphinx is the type. 



SMERINTHUS, Lat., Smerinthus, v^pwOos, a thread, 

 or fishing-line : perhaps from the lateral stripes 

 on the larvae. 



OCELLATUS, L., Ocellatus, ocellus, an eye ; from the 

 eye-like spots on the wings. 



POPULI, L., Po'pull, feeds on Poplar (Populus alba). 



TILL/E, L., Til' ice, feeds on the Lime (Tilia Europsea). 



ACHERONTIA, Och., Acheron 'tia, Acheron, a river in 



Hades ; alluding to the symbols of death, the 



skull and cross-bones, upon the thorax of the 



insect. 



ATROPOS, L., At'ropos, one of the Fates, the de- 

 stroyer of life. 



SPHINX, L., Sphinx ; so named from the fancied re- 

 semblance of the larva, when in repose, to the 

 Egyptian Sphinx. 



CONVOLVULI, L., Convol'vult, feeds on Bindweed 

 (Convolvulus arvensis). 



LIGUSTRI, L., Ligus'trl, feeds on Privet (Ligustrum 

 vulgare) . 



PINASTRI, L., Pinas'tri, pinaster, a wild pine : feeds 



on Pines. 



DEILEPHILA, Och., Deilephila ; Sefay, the evening, 

 <f>i\elv, to love. 



EUPHORBIA, L., Euphor'bice, feeds on Spurge (Eu- 

 phorbia Paralias and Cyparissias) . 



GALII, F., Gal' it, feeds on Bedstraw (Galium verum). 



LINEATA, Och., Lined' ta, linea, a line; from the 



distinct white veins. 



CHCEROCAMPA, Dup., Choerocam'pa; %ot/?o9, a hog, 

 /cdfjLTrrj, a caterpillar : the extended neck of the 

 larva resembling a hog's snout. 



ELPENOR, L., Elpenor, a friend of Ulysses, changed 

 by Circe into a hog. 



PORCELLUS, L., Porqel'lus, porcellus, a little hog. 



CELERIO, L., Qeler'io, celer, swift. 



NERII, L., Ne'ril, feeds on Oleander (Nerium Ole- 

 ander) . 



MACROGrLOSSA, Sco., Macroglos'sa -, pa/epos, long, 

 tongue. 



