38 DEILEPHILA GALII. 



quarters of an inch in length, of a rather bright, full, 

 opaque green, the belly and legs a little paler than the 

 back and sides, with dorsal, subdorsal, and subspira- 

 cular stripes of pale ochreous-yellow. Upon the sub- 

 dorsal stripe on the front of each segment appeared 

 an indication of an oval spot of a little deeper yellow, 

 with the faintest possible outline above of black ; the 

 horn at this time but slightly curved, semi-trans- 

 parent, and of a reddish tint tipped with crimson ; 

 the hinder wrinkled portions of the segments dimly 

 showing some whitish-green freckles. 



On moulting it changed into a deeper, brighter, and 

 purer opaque green dress, in which the previous de- 

 sign was further developed. The green on the back 

 was now deeper than that of the side, and the belly 

 and legs a little paler still. On the subdorsal stripe at 

 the beginning of each segment the oval spots were 

 enlarged and tinged with bright orange, edged above 

 and below with black ; the end of the stripe towards 

 the horn bore something of an elongate pear-shaped 

 spot. A freckling of pale yellow specks distinctly 

 appeared on the hinder portions of each segment as 

 well as on the sides ; the spiracles white, outlined with 

 black ; the head pale bluish-green, marked with black 

 near the mouth ; a pale bluish-green plate on the 

 second segment; hinder extremities pale green, 

 slightly tinged with pink ; the horn pinkish-ochreous, 

 tipped with deep crimson. 



When a length of an inch and a quarter or there- 

 abouts is attained the final moult takes place, and a 

 great change is at once apparent ; the stripes have 

 totally disappeared, and the head, the plate on the 

 second segment, with the anal flap and prolegs, show 

 purplish-red. In the individual whose changes I have 

 been tracing the ground colour at first was opaque- 

 black, relieved only by the pale yellow subdorsal spots, 

 a few small freckles and the spiracles ; but investiga- 

 tion with a lens disclosed an infinity of little puckers and 

 wrinkles, reminding one of the texture of crape. By 



