RAYED HAWK-MOTH. 
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with the head, a dorsal line, and two rows of large 
points along the side, rose-colour. The caudal horn 
is of that colour on the upper side, and black 
beneath. The belly is white. It feeds on the 
yellow lady’s-bedstraw and a common kind of thistle, 
the Sonchus arvensis. It undergoes its first trans- 
formation towards the end of July, and the moth 
is usually disclosed in about thirty days. 
“ D. lineata is unquestionably rare in England,” 
says htr. Stephens, “ and few collectors can boast 
the possession of specimens ; it has, howerer, been 
captured in distant parts ; the Rev. T. Skrimshire 
possesses a specimen which I believe was caught in 
Norfolk, and Mr. Dale has one which he obtained 
from Dr. Abbott’s cabmet, also found eastward ; in 
June, 1824, a beautiful and perfect specimen was 
taken off the mast of the Ramsgate steam-vessel at 
Billingsgate, and last year a wasted one was foiuid 
near Bethnal-green ; in addition to the above, three 
specimens were formerly taken near Kingsbridge in 
Devonshire, one of which I possess through the 
kindness of Dr. Leach. The above are the only 
indigenous examples I have seen, all the remainder 
which are placed in collections for this species 
being D. Daucus, a native of North America*.” 
* Illustr. of British Ent. ( Haust.J, i. 127. 
