42 PLATE CLV. 



Merian, Europ, 2. 33. tab. iq. 

 Schceff. Elem. tab, wd.fig. 3. 

 ■ Icon. tab. \b. jig. I. 



Le Colibri. Harris. Aurel. ph 24. 



There are two forts of Caterpillars belonging to this fpecies. They 

 are alike in fize and form, but are very different in colour. One 

 fort is green, the other purplifh red, varying much in different 

 fpecimens, being fometimes ahnoft brown. Both forts are fpotted 

 with minute white fpecks, which are difpofed in regular order over 

 every part, except the belly. 



Every Caterpillar is alfo furnifhed with a pofterior horn, which 

 is blue from the bafe for more than half its length : the tip is bright 

 orange colour. 



The Chryfalis, w^hich is of a pale yellowifh-brown at firft, changes 

 ■io a more dufky colour before the Sphinx comes forth. 



The Caterpillars feed on feveral kinds of plants, but feem chiefly 

 to prefer thofe of the Galium genus, particularly, the White * or 

 Yellow t Lady's Bedftraw, and Cleaves, or Goofegrafs %. They 

 go into the ground about the latter end of Auguft, and remain there 

 in chryfalis till April, or May at the fartheft. 



It is rather a fcarce Infeft : fometimes vifits gardens in the winged 

 ftate ; and extradls the fweetefl juices of the flowers, by darting its 

 long probofcis, or trunk into them ; it is from this peculiarity, and 

 its hovering over the flowers at the fame time, like the Humming 

 Birds when they feed, that it has received its Englifh appellation. 



* Galium Paluflre, 

 •\ -■ Verum. 



X .11 ' Aperine. 



This 



