SPHINXES. 
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sprinkled with black dots. The moth expands about two and a half 
inches. The body and forward wings are olive-green, the wings 
Larva of Everyx myron. 
being crossed by a vaguely defined band of flesh color, while the 
lower wings are brick-red in color with a softly shaded patch of olive- 
green at the lower angle. This insect is widely distributed over this 
country. 
Everyx chserilus. 
Another insect not rare in the eastern half of the country is 
Everyx cJicerilus. The predominating color is reddish-brown, but the 
fore wings are crossed by bands of yellowish-brown and pinkish-gray, 
while the lower wings are brick-red with a dark brown shade along 
the lower margins. This insect may be taken about lilacs, and may 
occasionally be seen flying around the electric lights in our towns. 
Philampelus pandorus and the following closely allied species are 
grand insects, easily holding first place among our native sphinxes. 
The expanse of wing is from four and a half to five inches, and mag¬ 
nificent is the only word that seems to do justice to the size and 
coloring of these fine moths. The present species is olive-green and 
gray with dark velvety patches of greenish-brown on the upper, and 
