CONSPECTUS OF MOTHS: 23 
blue, with five red spots ; underneath of uniform colour; second 
pairred, with the border broad, wavy, and dark blue, Easily dis- 
tinguished from the preceding by the waved margin of the 
hinder wings. Caterpillar pale green, with a row of black spots 
on the back and sides; underneath the spots on the sides the 
females have a bright yellow streak; feeds on trefoil. Chry- 
salis yellowish, having the wing-cases black. Not common. 
Kent. 
Tur Tripte Spor BurNeET (A. Scabiose, SrepHENS) appears 
the end of Mayand beginning of June. Wings eleven-twelfths 
to one inch one-sixth to one-fourth. First pair green, with three 
longish red streaks; second pair red, with a deep blue margin. 
Doubtful as a native, or probably only a variety of A. Loti. 
Tux Liquorice Burnet (A. Hippocrepidis, SrePHENS) appears 
the middle and end of June. Wings one inch one-twelfth to 
seven-twelfths ; first pair bluish black, with six red spots ; second 
pair red, with a greenish blue margin, waved internally : the 
abdomen without spots. Caterpillar, greenish, on each side a 
yellowish stripe and a row of black spots; feeds on the wild 
liquorice. Chrysalis dingy brown, with a greenish abdomen 
spotted with black. Not common. Surrey, Kent. 
Tue Six Spor Burner (A. Filipendule, Srrpuens) appears 
the end of June or beginning of July. Wings one inch one- 
half to seven twelfths; first pair azure blue, with six blood- 
red spots; second pair deep red, with an indistinct dark blue 
Margin; abdomen spotless black. _ Caterpillar primrose yellow, 
with three rows of black spots on the back, and a row of smaller 
ones on each side ; head black ; feeds on plantain, clover, dande- 
lion, mouse-ear, hawkseed, quake grass, &c. Chrysalis yellow. 
Common. North of England, Devonshire, South Wales, near 
London. 
Tur Subpnur-Wort Burner (A. Peucedani, STEPHENS). A 
doubtful species. 
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SPHINGIDZ@ (Leacn). 
SMERINTHUS (LatTREILLE). 
Tar Eyvep Hawk (Smerinthus occellatus, LATREILLE) appears 
the end of May. Wings of the male two inches three-fourths to 
three inches; femalethree inches and one-half to two-thirds ; first 
pairangulated, rosy-ash coloured, with a slanting, clouded, central 
band, and posterior margin irregularly brown; second pair rosy 
at the base, the tips much paler, with a large blue eyelet near 
the posterior angle. Caterpillar, very rough, of a fine green, 
With slanting white stripes on the sides; the fore legs rose-red ; 
feeds on willows, poplars, and fruit-trees. Chrysalis blackish 
brown, subterranean. Abundant. Essex, near London, Devon, 
Yorkshire, Cambridgeshire, Surrey, Westmoreland, 
Tue Pornarn HAwK (Sm. Populi, LatRerLLe) appears the end 
ofJune. Wings of the male three inches to three inches one-half ; 
