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white stripes across the segments at the sides, and a short, sharp tail. It feeds 
on the willow and other trees, assimilating well in colour with the leaves and their 
oblique veins; while the moth, hanging with half-closed wings, closely resembles a 
half-detached withered leaf. The insect is found thoughout Europe and Northern 
Asia. One of the largest and most beautiful of the tribe is the oleander hawk- 
moth ( S. nerii). In this species the fore-wings are rich green, veined with white, 
having towards their base a triple, transverse rose-coloured bar, whose posterior 
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To the typical genus of the second subfamily Smerinthince belong several 
well-known British species, among which the eyed hawk - moth (Smerinthus 
ocellatus ) is figured on p. 93 as an example. This moth is characterised by its 
angular, slightly scalloped fore-wings and rose-coloured hind-wings, each bearing 
an eye-like black spot, ringed with blue, near the inner angle. The larva is 
delicate green, its skin rough with minute warty points, with a series of oblique 
OLEANDER HAWK-MOTH. WITH LARVA AND PUPA (liat. size). 
