wings, thick, tapering bodies, and the antennz 
thickest in the middle. The pink, greenish- 
striped ELEPHANT HAWK-MOTH (see page 718) 
is a comparatively small species. The speci- 
mens measure about 2 inches across the wings. 
Some species are much larger. The DEATH’s- 
HEAD HAWK-MOTH, whose caterpillar feeds on 
potato-leaves, is 5 or 6 inches in expanse; and 
some of the South American species measure 
as much as 9 inches. The caterpillars of the 
hawk-moths are generally green, often with 
oblique lines of a different colour on the sides. 
They are not hairy, though the skin is some- 
times rough, and there is a fleshy appendage, 
called a “horn,” on the back, just before the 
extremity of the body. The brown pupz 
are found in cells in the ground. 
The CHINESE 
MULBERRY-SILK- 
WORM, which pro- ORANGE-TIP 
GUGES MIOBE-OL TNS _Shacotng tines diferent guiiions allen tae are filled ant parity 
silk of commerce, or entirely concealing upper wing 
Photo by EB. C. Atkinson 
is a smooth, 
whitish caterpillar, about 2 inches long, with a horn. It is 
often reared in England on lettuce. The moth is a sluggish, 
stout-bodied insect. It is whitish, with two dusky stripes on the 
fore wings. The pupa is enclosed in an oval whitish or yellow 
cocoon of pure silk. 
The EMPEROR-MOTHS, of which there is only one species 
in England, likewise spin large cocoons, sometimes used for 
Photo by F. Edwards, Colesborne 
LARGE GRIZZLED t 
SKIPPER BUTTERFLY 
Upper- and under-sides 4 
commercial purposes. The 
caterpillars are generally more 
or less spiny or tufted. Some 
of the moths have long tails 
on the hind wings, like swallow- 
tailed butterflies, and there 
are several species in South 
Europe, South Africa, the East 
Indies, and North America of 
a beautiful sea-green colour. 
It will be noticed that the 
specimens represented on page 
718 have the tails a little | 
broken, which isa very com- ; 
mon accident with swallow- | ee ; 
tailed butterflies and moths. 
We may also notice the round SWALLOW-TAILED BUTTERFLY 
Photo by HW’. P. Dando, F.Z.S. 
