ENTOMOLOGICAL CABINET. 



SESIA BOMBYLIFORMIS. Fabr. 

 Narrov) -bordered Bee-Hawk Moth. Haworth. 



Thorax covered with long tawny-coloured hair : 

 the upper part of the body somewhat brighter, with 

 two bands of black ; below these is a bright reddish 

 yellow, with the extremity terminated by a thick 

 bunch of black hair on each side, and the centre 

 tawny : the under part of the body is a pale yellow, 

 with a broad belt of black at the base of the abdo- 

 men, the remainder is a pale yellow with a slight in- 

 dication of the two black external tufts : antennae 

 prismatic and fringed with hair beneath : wings 

 transparent, except the costal edge, the nervures and 

 the margin, which is covered with coarse scales. 



The insects of this genus are rare, but may be oc- 

 casionally met with the end of May, in moist woods, 

 flying and taking their food whilst on the wing from 

 various flowers during the day. 

 Expansion of the wings 1 inch 10 lines. 

 Mr. Curtis, in his "British Entomology," says "the 

 larvae, which have erroneously been stated by some 

 authors to feed upon the wood of willows, have been 

 bred from the eggs by my friend, J. C. Dale, Esq. to 

 whom I am indebted for a drawing and account of 

 the caterpillars : when about ten days old they have 

 several furcate spines upon each segment of the 

 abdomen, that entirely disappear when they are full 

 fed, at which period they vary exceedingly." 

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