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A Sphinx Moth 
I am sending a little box containing an 
insect which I found in the field. Would 
like to know what it is. M. L. M. 
Massachusetts. 
The insect sent by the correspondent is 
one of the harmless species of sphinx 
moths, or hawk moths, as they are called. 
These are among our handsomest and 
most graceful moths, and the caterpillars 
of some of them are very injurious— 
notably the tomato "worm" and the to¬ 
bacco “worm.” The hawk moths have 
very long, slender proboscides, which are 
particularly well fitted for sucking the 
nectar from deep flowers, like the honey¬ 
suckles. and we often see these moths 
poising like a humming-bird over these 
flowers at dusk with the proboscis un¬ 
coiled and inserted deep into the corolla 
after nectar. 
The caterpillars usually have a horn¬ 
like projection on the posterior end of the 
body, and although many think they are 
poisonous and can sting, they are per¬ 
fectly harmless. When full-grown the 
caterpillars go into the ground and make 
an earthen cell, where each one changes 
to a pupa, rests through the Winter and 
transforms to the moth in the Spring. 
GLENN W. HERRICK. 
A Moth as Large as a Bird 
On our window last night came what 
we first thought was a bird, but this 
morning it was still there, and 1 will 
describe it. Will you tell me what it is? 
It is 4% in. wide. ?>M> in. long, light 
green in color, and looks like a large but¬ 
terfly. I have made a drawing of it, and 
wrote on it the colors. The little dots 
look like eyes, and the body underneath 
is pure white. It flies at night, so I do 
not think it is a butterfly. It certainly 
is handsome. c. K. 
The insect described is known as the 
“Inna moth.” one of our largest and most 
striking moths, and withal a very hand¬ 
some one. The wings are of a delicate 
green color with a purple-brown band on 
the front edges of the first pair of wings. 
Each of the four wings has a small oval 
window-like spot near the center, while 
each hind wing has a long, narrow, curved 
tail-like appendage that aid in giving the 
moth a most graceful appearance. The 
Inna rests quietly during the day, cling¬ 
ing to the undersides ;>f green leaves, hut 
becomes active at night, often flying 
through open windows. No wonder this 
beautiful moth has been called the “Em¬ 
press of the Night.” 
The caterpillar of the Inna is a large 
one, and is also striking in appearance. 
It is about 3 in. long when grown, and 
is pale bluish-green with a pearl-colored 
head. It has a pale yellow stripe along 
each side of the body and several yellow 
lines across the back. It feeds on walnut, 
hickory and other forest trees, but cer¬ 
tainly does not often occur in enough 
numbers to cause serious injury. When 
grown it spins a very thin cocoon of silk 
inside of a leaf, which it rolls up. and 
after sleeping all Winter in this silken 
retreat it transforms in the Spring to 
the magnificent Inna moth, which soon 
deposits large conspicuous eggs for an¬ 
other generation. glenn w. iierrick. 
Notes on the White Grub 
On page 047 is an article entitled 
“Fighting the White Grub.” It is an 
important subject, and I wish to offer my 
experience, which consists of a 20-year 
fight. I have no cure, but can give you a 
preventive. Suppose your plants are in 
rows, 3 ft. 6 in. apart, and from 24 to 30 
in. between plants in the row. You 
doubtless have observed that the grub 
takes plants in rotation; that is, when 
he finishes one plant, he usually attacks 
the next. You have, or should have, 
given your plants thorough cultivation 
between the rows, but left a hard path 
between plants uncultivated, or at best 
under shallow cultivation. And this un¬ 
cultivated passageway is the grubs’ de¬ 
light. Now take a hoe. or spade, and 
stir the earth in the center, between each 
two plants, to a depth of say 5 in., and 
you will find this loose earth acts as an 
obstruction to Mr. Grub. He is at sea. 
If earth is loose clear around each plant, 
then you have blindfolded Mr. Grub. lie 
will find your plants, if at all. only by 
chance. Also, it is said, the early bird 
catches the worm. So does the early 
man. The grub seems to work deep down 
in heat of day. so is more easily found in 
early morning, as he is nearer the sur¬ 
face. 
Now, who can tell me the diet of the 
i ground mole that raises a ridge as ne 
travels? I let them work in my plants 
because I think they eat the white grub. 
Who knows? J. H. T. 
Wisconsin. 
R. N.-Y.—-The mole seems to live al¬ 
most entirely on white grubs, angleworms 
and similar soil insects. It is very rare 
that he touches vegetable matter, except 
to gnaw his way through it. 
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Let me send you this wonderful no-buckle harness at my own expense. Look 
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