( i8i 
gramen. Its cod, fmooth and glofly, 
is of a lemon colour, oblong and as 
it were plaited. 
The Caterpillar of the fphinx 
filipendulæ differs from thofe of 
moft of thc infedls belonging to 
this gcnus, being deftitute of the 
horn or fpine which is fituate above 
the anus in the caterpillars of the 
fphingeSjwhich are moreover fmooth 
or without hair. Beüdes, the an~ 
tennæ in this particular infecît are 
much larger in the middle than to- 
wards their extremities. 
It changes into the chryfalis in 
May, appears a fphinx in June fre- 
<puenting meadows. 
) 
Sa coque liife 6c brillante eft d’un 
jaune citron, allongée & comme 
pliffée. 
La chenille du fphinx de la fili- 
pendule différé de celles de la plu- 
part des infeéles de ce genre n’ayant 
point la corne ou pointe qui eft 
fituée au deffus de l’anus dans les 
chenilles des fphinx, qui font d’ail- 
leurs rafes ou fans poils. Outre 
cela les antennes dans cet infèéle 
en particulier font beaucoup plus 
groffes au milieu qu’aux' bouts. 
Il fe change en chryfalide au 
mois de Mai, paroit comme fphinx 
au mois de Juin et fréquente lès 
prairies* 
GENUS 3. PHALENA. Tab. X; 
CHARACTER GENERIS. 
Antennæ fetaceæ, a bafi ad apicem fenfim attenuatæ. Alæ (fedentis) 
fæpius defiexæ (volatu noélurno). Linn. fyft. nat. p. 808. 
3(1 G E N'U S.' The M O T H. PI. X. 
CHARACTER OF THE GENUS. 
The antennæ are fetaceous, decreafing in fize from the bafe towards 
the point. Their wings, when at reft, are in general defleéted. They 
in the night. 
4a a 
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