LEPIDOPTERA, S P H I N G I D A E. 



fascia generally containing a greyish-yellow line, and followed by three dark lines. Hind-wings back, 

 towards dorsum yellowish- grey; a narrow subterminal fascia greyish-yellow. Wings below ochreous-yollow, 

 with marginal greyish-purple, sprinkled with blackish -brown; three dark narrow fasciae, sometimes indistinct. 

 Expanse, 60— 72mm. Head and thorax greenish-brown with whitish border; four longitudinal stripes 

 ochreous, sometimes a grey stripe on middle; abdomen golden- yellow, sprinklod with reddish-brown; on back 

 greenish-brown belt, containing two paler stripes. Length, 30— 40mm. 



Larva, first form.— Green; dorsal line deeper; on 1 —3 segments a subdorsal series of white aud whitish 

 dots; on 4 and 5 segments round greent spots, encircled dy white or yellow; on 6 and 7 segments irregural 

 smaller spots; subdorosal band white, deep green above; on 4-11 segment a series of oblique lateral stripes 

 generally indistinct; horn reddish -brown. 



Second form. — Brown or reddish- brown; pattern about same as first form, but oblique lateral stripes 

 always distinct. 



Pupa. — Dark -grey, tinged with brown, black sprinkled. 



Time of appearance. — Imago, May-August. Larva, July-September. 



Food-plants. — Vitis vinifera, Cissus japonica, Ampelopsis heterophylla, Partbenocissus tricuspidata, etc. 



Distribution. — Yezo, Honsiir Shikoku. Kiusiu. 



Theretra Oldenlandiae Fabricius. 



Japanese name: Sesuji-suzume. (Plate I, fig. 2, A— c) 



Imago. — Fore-wings greyish-brown, partly tinged with greenish; a black discal dot; a yellowish-grey 

 fascia from middle of dorsum to apex, preceded by blackish -brown fascia containing three black lines, and 

 followed by blackish and yellowish-grey stripes. Hind- wings blackish-brown; a broad yellowish-grey subter- 

 minal fascia. Wings below yellowish -brown, sprinkled with purplish-brown; marginal and basal area greyish- 

 brown; about three narrow fasciae purplish-brown. Expanse, 64— 74mm. Head and thorax greenish- brown, 

 with whitish border; thorax with a greyish middle stripe and lateral yellowish -grey stripes; abdomen greenish- 

 brown with two silvery white stripes on back, lateral sides pale yellowish- brown. Length, 36 — 40mm. 



Larva, — first form. — Purplish- black, finely streaked with black; dorsal line black; on 1 — 3 segments 

 a subdorsal series of yellow and white dots; on 4 and 5 segments round black spots encircled with yellow; on 

 6 — 10 segments a subdorsal series of black -edged round spots, containing red, black, pale blue and yellow; 

 anterior edges of 4—11 segments yellow sprinkled; horn black, tip white. 



Second form. — Darkish-brown; pattern about same as first form. 



Third form.-— Green; ditto. 



Pupa. — Greyish yellow, black dotted. 



Time of appearance. — Imago: June — August. Larva: July — September. 



Food-plants. — Coloocasia antiquorum, Arisaenia ringens, pinellia tuberifora, Impatiens Balsamina, Cissus 

 iaponica. 



Distribution. — Yezo, Honsin, Shikoku. Kiusiu. 



