THE GREEN FORESTER. 



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run through the whole of these creatures so thoroughly, that the shapes of their bodies, 

 the mode of flight, and even the manner in which they move the abdomen, are so bee 

 and wasp like, that an inexperienced observer would certainly mistake them for some 

 species of the hymenoptera. Others there are which bear an equal resemblance to 

 the gnats, and are of correspondingly small dimensions. 



These insects fly in a manner somewhat resembling the movements of the humming- 

 bird moth, and dart about with considerable speed, though they are not so craftily 

 wary as that insect, and can be captured with comparative ease. 



The wings of this creature are transparent, with the exception of the nervures and 

 the tip of the fore-wing, which are dark brown, and the hinder margin of both, which 



OLEANDER HAWK-MOTH. Cbxrocamp* Nertl. (And larva.) 

 HYLAS BEE MAWK-MOTH. Sesla Hylas. HUMMING-BIRD HAWK-MOTH. Macrogloss* itollutmrum. 



are ochreous green. The general color of the body is also ochreous green, and a broad, 

 dark red band, edged with black, crosses the middle of the abdomen. The under sur- 

 face of the thorax is white, and the tail-tufts are black. This insect is a native of 

 Western Africa. 



IN the next family, the Anthroceridas, we find a number of moths of no great 

 dimensions, but possessing great brilliancy of coloring, and flying by day. A very 

 familiar example of this group is found in the GREEN FORESTER, a pretty little insect, 

 not exceeding an inch and a quarter in the spread of wing, but colored with extremely 

 pure hues. It may be found plentifully in the month of June, and is most common on 

 the outskirts of woods. The caterpillar of this insect feeds on the common dock and 

 several allied plants, and like the perfect insect is of a green color, but diversified 



