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margin rose-colour ; the hinder wings are dusky at the base, 

 with the rest rose-colour ; the body is olive, with numerous 

 stripes of deep rose. The caterpillar, when full-grown, is 

 brown, with six oblique stripes of a grey colour ; it frequents 

 the different kinds of willow-herb and the common vine, and 

 occurs frequently in many parts of England. 



Metopsilus poecellus. Small Elephant Hawk-Moth. 

 This species is much smaller than the preceding ; the upper 

 wings are principally ochre-j^ellow, marked with purple, the 

 outer extremity having a purple band ; the under pair are 

 blackish at the base, and purple behind, the intermediate 

 space yellowish; body deep rose-colour, or purple. The 

 caterpillar resembles that of M. Elpenor. 



Lepidoptera. Sphingid^. * 



SESIA. 



Generic IHstinctions. — Antennce thickening from the base, and 

 terminating in a seta ; proboscis very long and spiral ; body 

 ending in a tuft of hairs, and of a short robust form ; wings 

 clear and transparent. 



Sesia fucieoemis. (Plate XI.) Broad-hordered Bee 

 HawJc-Moth. Body yellowish or oHve-green, with the third 



