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that's it ; 



1039 



1090 



1091 



1092 



1093 



1094 



The g >at hawk moth, 

 1089 : wings ashy brown, 

 marbled ; 2 to 4 inches, 

 from point to point. Ca- 

 terpillar, 1088, dull yellow- 

 ish fleshy hue ; large ; 

 feeds upon willows and 

 poplars. Chrysalis, 1090, 

 in a rough cocoon of bits 

 of wood. 



The wood leopard moth, 

 1092 : wings and body 

 spotted, white or black ; 

 yellow veined. Caterpillar, 

 1091, pale ochre yellow, 

 with black patch on head, 

 small spots on body ; feeds 

 on many trees, and bores 

 into their wood. 



The small oak-egger 

 moth, 1 094 : male, orange, 

 with brownish marks ; fe- 

 male, lighter, marked only 

 by thin lines ; small. 

 Caterpillar, I 093, remark- 

 able, stunted, thick green, 

 with yellow lines ; feeds 

 n the oak. Chrysalis, 

 1095, small, ribbed. 



The brown muslin moth, 

 1097: small, pinkish, a 

 dot on each anterior wing. 

 Caterpillar, 1096, cater- 

 pillar of one of the varie- 

 ties, green, and hairy ; 

 feeds upon lichens. Chry- 

 salis, 1 098. 



The heterogenea ascellus, 

 1 100 : small, brownish clay 

 colour, wingsfringed; hind 

 wings dull brown. Cater- 

 pillar, 1099, of reddish 

 colour, spotted black, with 

 yellow line, sides green ; 

 feeds on the poplar. Chry- 

 salis, 1 101, sma!l,\vrinkled. 



The black arches moth, 

 I I 03 : wings, dullish white, 

 with black marblings ; 

 hind wings dusky. Cater- 

 pillar, 1 102, ashy brown ; 

 feeds on Scotch fir, bram- 

 ble, birch, apple, oak, &c. 

 Chrysalis, 1 104, with a few 

 hairs at the head. 



The garden tiger moth, 

 1106: a beautiful insect; 

 front wings brown, mar- 

 bled yellow ; hind wings 

 crimson, spotted black ; 

 male paler. Caterpillar, 

 1105, black body, brown 

 hairs. 



The large shark moth, 

 1108: dusky brown, with 

 leaden tints ; antennae 

 very long. Caterpillar, 

 1 107, lead colour and 

 bronze ; feeds upon milk- 

 thistles. Chrysalis, Ud9. \ 



1110 



1111 



1113 



1113 



1116 



112! 



1123 



1124- 



1125 



1126 



1127 4 



1128 



The privet hawk moth, 

 111: from 3£ to 4§ inches 

 across the wings ; front 

 wings ashy grey ; hind 

 wings dull brown, with 

 whitish margins. Cater- 

 pillar, 1112, large, green, 

 with oblique red stripes ; 

 feeds on the privet, lilacs, 

 ash, elder, laurel, &c. 

 Chrysalis, 1 1 10, in a rough 

 chamber in the earth. 



The elephant hawk moth, 

 1113: rich pink, with 

 brown shades. Cater- 

 pillar, 1114, green at first, 

 afterwards brown, with 

 oblique grayish lines ; 

 feeds on willow herbs, 

 lady's bed-straw, grape 

 leaves, &c. 



The spotted hawk moth, 

 1116: green, with pink 

 and black marks. Cater- 

 pillar, 1115, varies ac- 

 cording to age ; when 

 mature, it is black, jrith 

 yellowish points ; feeds 

 on the cypress-spurge, sea- 

 spurge, &c Chrysalis, 

 1117, light ochre, the 

 wing cases elongated. 



The six-spotted Burnet, 

 1119: six red spots on 

 greenish black front wings; 

 under wings red. Cater- 

 pillar, 1118, of a yellow 

 colour, with rows of black 

 spots; feeds on plantain, 

 trefoil, quaking grass, &c. 

 Chrysalis, 1120. 



The humming -bird hawk 

 moth, 1122: wings of a 

 dusky brown or slate 

 colour ; under wings 

 orange coloured , body 

 pied. Caterpillar, 1121, 

 green, with red and white 

 stripes; feeds on bed- 

 straw, dyer's weed, &c. 

 Chrysalis, 1 123, long, with 

 large wing coverings. 



The satin moth, 1125: 

 white, satiny ; there is a 

 variety called the black- 

 satin, from a mark like a 

 V on its wings. Cater- 

 pillar, 1 124, blackish, with 

 a row of red spots on 

 sides; feeds on willows 

 and poplars. Clirvsalis, 

 1 126, black, enclosed in a 

 semi-transparent cocoon. 



The goat moth, 1128: 

 wings grayish white, finely 

 marbled with black. 

 Caterpillar, 1127, large, 

 buff with red discs ; feeds 

 upon solid wood of trees. 

 Chrysalis, 1129, rrmairs 

 in holes of trees two or 

 three years. 



