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The hind wings are dark smoky brown, lighter on the hinder margin, and crossed 
by three parallel darker brown wavy lines. The fringes are white and marked with 
brown on the veins. The under side of the wings is gray. The forewing is crossed 
on the outer part by a dentate line and the oblique apical line is partly reproduced. 
The hind wings, which are somewhat lighter, are crossed by two dentate yellowish 
brown lines, one a little before the middle, the other a little beyond. (Fernald.) 
18. Sphinx larva. 
A sphinx larva was not uncommon on the ash at Rangeley Lake, 
Maine, September 5 to 10, 1887. It seems to differ from any of the 
preceding species, and 1 therefore add the following description from 
a living specimen which died in confinement : 
Larva.— Head large, of the usual sphinx shape, green, with a broad black lateral 
very conspicuous band, bordered in front with whitish green. The seven oblique 
lateral lines are bright straw-yellow, bordered above with black, the latter stripe 
edged below (between it and the yellow stripe) with white ; the first six bands are 
uuited at the lower end by a broad distinct whitish band. The horn is rather large 
and long, rough, with numerous black stout conical spines. The skin is smooth, the 
body deep pea-green ; on the anal legs and supra-anal plate are black dots of unequal 
size. The spiracles are orange, with a broad paler border ; the first seven are embayed 
in the lower end of the lateral bands. From the last oblique band a pale yellowish- 
white band connects the upper end of the oblique line with the base of the horn. 
The thoracic legs black, with two white rings at the joints; abdominal legs green, 
with a black patch at base. Length, 30 mm ; length of horn, 8 mm . 
With the preceding species was associated 
a young larva, which may possibly be an (^^^^^M)^^ a>a \ 
earlier stage of the same species. The fol- ^f^d^Mjf^Z£% 
lowing description is from life: 
Larva.— Head narrowing towards the apex; edge 
square, with conical spines, on a pale yellowish band. rr ^~ r — — ^ 
Head and body pale green, with yellowish spots on §hr '\'>Y^\^Y^'\^f^\ 
the thickened portions, either arranged in short lines ^Vy^AAA/^ 
or scattered irregularly. Seven short broad oval, ■ 
or elongate-oval, pale, oblique purple spots situated -c. T „ , QA . , a ,. . , . 
77^. \ _ ' , ., ., , -Fig. 184.— Ash sphinx; natural size; 
near the lower end of the pale yellowish, rather in- a , you Dg ? of 184.-Bridgham del. 
distinct lateral lines. Horn long and slender, pale 
reddish, with black spines. All the feet pale, the thoracic ones tipped with roseate. 
Length,15 mm . 
19. Apatelodes angelica Grote. 
According to Mr. Lintner, "eight or ten of the larva? were collected 
at Bath (near Albany) during the early part of September, feeding on 
ash (Fraxinus); also by Mr. Meske, at Sharon Springs, on lilac (Syringa 
vulgaris). When not eating they usually occurred resting on and closely 
appressed to a twig; The first transformation to a pupa was on Sep- 
tember 14. The larva has a marked gastropachan aspect. It is now 
for the first time described. 
Larva.— Head subrotund, dark brown, the clypens and two lines on the front 
lighter brown. Body with the thoracic segments tapering ; terminal segments taper- 
ing and flattened posteriorly; ventral region flattened ; the aual legs projecting be- 
hind. Color of the body, gray ; numerous fine black linings, among which may be 
