8 NAWA: ICONES JAPONICORUM INSECTORUM. 



Cephonodes hylas Linn. 



Japanese name: O-sukashiba. (Plate I, fig. 6, A-c.) 



Imago. — Wings transparent; veins blackish; costa and base of fore -wings yellowish-olive, and apex 

 blackish; dorsum and base of hind-wings yellowish- olive. Expanse, 62-68mm. Body yellowish -olive with 

 reddish belt on abdomen; and tufts black. Length, 26-34mm. 



Larva. — Green, with pale blue head and whitish back; dorsal line sonetimes pale-blue; subdorsal lines 

 white; one or two series of black dots on lateral side; 1 and 11 segments yellow dotted; spiracles reddish* 

 born yellowish, black dotted, tip black. 



Pupa. — Darkish-brown. 



Time of appearance.— Imago: June -September. Larva: June -September. 



Food-plant. — Gardenia florida. 



Distribution. — Honsiu, Shikoku, Kiusiu, Formosa. 



Bemark. — "Wings of this moth were covered with whitish scales in a moment emerging from the pupa, 

 but immediately they lose them. 



Ampelophaga rubiginosa Brem. et Grey. 



Japanese name: Kuruma-suzume. (Plate III, fig. 1, a,b.) 



Imago. — Fore-wings brown or ferruginous, with darker marginal area; about five darker fasciae, median 

 widest, posteriorly waved; a dark lunate discal spot; a dark deltoid blotch near apex,. Hind- wings dark or 

 blackish-brown, with abont three deeper fasciae, almost paralleled to outer margin. Wings below yellowish- 

 brown, with two brownish-orange fasciae. Expanse, 89- 65mm. Body ochreous-brown, with a pale ashy-rosy 

 stripe on back. Length, 38-42mm. 



Larva.— Whitish -green, deeper freckled; dorsal line pale-blue, subdorsal line white, with lilac upper 

 fringe; shaped whitish -yellow blotch on back of 4-11 segments; on 4-11 segments a series of oblique lateral 

 dark stripes; 3 and 4 segments most swollen; horn pale-yellow, tip black. 



Pupa. Greyish-brown, partly black dotted. 



Time of apearance. — Imago: July— September. Larva: August-september. 



Food -plant. — Yitis vinifera. 



Distribution.— Yezo. Honsiu. 



Acosineryx castanea Rothschild. 



Japanese name: Kurokumo-suzume. (plate IV, fig. 1, A-c.) 



Imago:— -Fore-wings greyish-purple, varied with dark-brown; an imperfect subbasal band preceding and 

 following by paler lines; a bifurcated belt; many irregular waved stripes from costa to dorsum; a curved belt 

 from middle of costa towards termen and connecting with submarginal band towards inner angle. Hind-wings 

 purplish or reddish-brown, posteriorly dark-brown; a subterminai band dark-brown. Wings below yellowsh- 

 brown, greyish tinged on costa; marginal area greyish-brown with zigzag border towards median; four or more 



