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the fact of the butterfly's sudden disappearance before our very eyes 

 procvs that we are here concerned with a very effective means of pro- 

 tection. (Describe the various species above mentioned, explain their 

 names, and endeavour to rear them from their larvae.) 



Sub-Order 2 : Moths (Heterocera). 



Family 1 : Hawk Moths (Sphingidae). 



The Spurge Hawk Moth (Dcih'pliila euphurhue). 

 (Breadth up to 3 inches.) 



The larvae of this insect, which is very rare in England, are found 

 in autumn on the cypress spurpe. They are large, with a greenish-black 



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- ' r.S. and St., Moth 

 resting and during 

 flight ; R. , cater- 

 pillar ; P., pupa. 



body ornamented with numerous yellow 

 ' spots and dots and red stripes ; the head and the 

 legs are red, and there is a horn on the posterior 

 end of the body. Whilst all obscurely coloured 

 larvae (if they happen to be devoid of hairs, spines, 

 or other protective means) are devoured by birds, those of the present 



