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This is the largeft of the Hawk Moths that inhabits Great-Bri^ 

 tain, except Sphinx liguftri and Sphinx Atropos. It is rarely taken in 

 this country ; the curious in Englifh Infers have them from Ger- 

 many, where they are more common than with us. 



A beautiful variety of this Infe6l: is found in North-America : the 

 wings are more richly varied with different fhades of bright browns 

 than the European kind ; the pofterior wings are of a fine rofe- 

 colour. It has all the charaderiftic marks of Sphinx Convolvuli, 

 or we fhould hefitate to admit it as the fame fpecies. We received 

 it from Mr. Abbot, in whofe folio work it is alfo figured \ he found 

 it on the Wild Vine. Mr. Drury had the fame variety fent to him 

 from St. Chriftopher's. 



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