OLEANDER HAWK-AIOTH. 157 
Tlie under mugs are dusky fi'ora tlie base nearly to 
the middle, and green on tbe binder border, the 
two colours separated by a white waved band, 
extending from the anal angle to the anterior edge. 
Tlie thorax is deep green, mth a pale cross line hi 
front ; the abdomen likewise green, whitish on the 
first and second segments, and liaving oblique olive- 
coloured streaks on the sides of tlie others. 
When the caterpillar is full groivn, it is green or 
greyish-green, viith the four anterior segments pale 
yellow ; a wHte line along each side, extending from 
the fourth segment to the anal horn and numerous 
white dots scattered over the surface. On each 
side of the third segment tliere is a large blue eye- 
shaped spot with a double white pupil and a black 
iris. Tlie anal horn, which is short and decumbent, 
is ochreous ; tlie anterior legs blue ; and the mem- 
branous ones green with the extremity yeUow. Tlie 
head is green, the stigmata black bordered ivith 
yellow. When immature the colour of this cater- 
pillar is sometimes a pretty uniform ochreous yellow, 
and in all cases, a few days before it becomes a 
pupa, the four anterior segments and the anal one 
assume the colour just mentioned, while the re- 
maining parts of the body become dusky black, the 
wliite lateral line, dots, and oceUated spots always, 
however, remaining unchanged. Its appropriate 
food is the leaves of the shrub named Nerium 
oleander, nor has it recourse to any other when that 
can be obtained. As that plant, however, is not a 
native of this country, nor of the north of Germany 
