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SPHINX FILIPENDUL^. 



Burnet Moth. 

 Generic Character. 



Sphinx, Antennae thickeft in the middle. Wings, when at reH-, 

 deflexed. Fly flow, morning and evening only. 



Specific Character.- 



Antennae, Legs, and Body black. Second Wings red, with a greenifh 

 border. Firft Wings bluifh green, with fix red fpots, in pairs, length 

 eight lines. Caterpillar yellow, with black fpots. BerA. OuU 



The female has but five red fpots on the upper Wing, the two fpots 

 at their bafe being placed fo near each other as only to form one 

 large fpot. 



It feeds on the Genijia Anglica, needle furze ; on the Vlex. Europceus, 

 common furze j and on the filipendula. 



The Caterpillars of moft of the infefls of this genus are armed with 

 a fpine or horn above the anus, in which particular this differs. It is 

 in the Caterpillar flate in May, and June, and in July the Sphinx. 



