28 CONSPECTUS OF MOTHS. 
band, and the tips, bluish black ; the antenna bluish black, with 
a broad whitish band; abdomen above with a whitish spot, and 
two underneath. Caterpillar is said by Oehlmann to feed on 
the birch. Very rare. Southgate woods, north of London, and 
in the Isle of Wight. 
Tur IchNEUM@N Hawk (22. Ichneumoniformis, Curtis) 
appears in June. Wings five-sixths to eleven-twelfths of an inch ; 
transparent, and brownish black ; margin and tip dark yellowish 
brown, with a reddish streak, black on the inner edge; abdomen 
black, with several equidistant yellow bands. Rather scarce. 
Cornwall, Devonshire, Yorkshire, Isle of Wight, Sussex. 
Tur Rusy Fry Hawk (22. Chrysidiformis, Curtis). Wings 
one inch five-sixths ; bluish black, first pair with the margins and 
tips saffron yellow, and a central black spot; abdomen bluish 
black, with two whitish rings. Very rare. 
Tur Gaui Fry Hawk (22. Cynipiformis, Leacn) appears the 
end of May and beginning of June. Wings one inch three- 
fourths to eleven twelfths, blue black; first pair with the tip, a 
slanting line on the dise, nervures, and margins, brown; the 
outer edge of the line on the disc saffron yellow; abdomen with 
five yellow rings; feet tawny, with black joints. Not scarce, 
ae and Darenth woods, Cheltenham, and in Clapham Park 
wood. 
Tue Currant HAwx (4. Tipuliformis, Leacn) appears the 
middle of June. Wings one inch two-thirds to fiye-sixths, blue 
black ; first pair with the margin, tip, and line on the dise as in the 
preceding; tip with streaks of gold yellow; abdomen with a 
black tuft at the tail, and the alternate segments yellow. Cater- 
pillar, solitary, rather hairy, whitish, head and legs brownish, 
with an obscure line on the back; feeds upon the pith of the 
currant tree. Common. York, and near Newcastle, London. 
Tae Rep Bettep Hawk (A. Mutillaformis, Curis) appears 
in June. Wings one inch two-thirds to five-sixths, blue black; 
first pair above with the nervures, margins, tip, and broad 
slanting band on the dise, bluish black, beneath golden yellow; 
second pair with the upper edge golden yellow, a spot and 
margins bluish black; abdomen shining, with a yellow ring: 
Not abundant. Near London, Hertford, Ripley, and Dublin. 
Tue Gnat Hawk (4. Culiciformis, Sreenens) appears in 
June. Wings five-sixths to one inch, bluish black; the palpi 
tawny underneath. Caterpillar, dingy white, with the head 
rusty brown; feeds under the bark of fruit trees. Chrysalis 
brown, the segments fringed. Scarce. Near London and 
Dublin. . 
Tur Sromoxys Haws (22, Stomoxyformis, SrerpHENS) a)- 
pears the beginning of July. Wings eleven and one half lines, 
like the preceding. Corselet with two orange tawny lines) 
the abdomen with a belt, and spots on the sides, tawny orange: 
Rare. Gravesend. Curtis says this is the female of 2, Mu- 
tilleformis. 
