THE 
JASMINE SPHINX. 
Generic Character. 
Antejince subprismatic, attenuated at each ex¬ 
tremity. 
Tongue generally exserted. 
Feelers two, reflex. 
IFings deflected. 
Specific Character, &c. 
SPHINX with the upper wings grey, the lower 
wings and abdomen deep yellow barred 
with black, and the thorax marked by a 
scull-shaped yellow patch. 
The Tiger Hawk-Moth. 
The Jasmine Hawk-Moth, or Death-Head Sphinx. 
This highly beautiful insect is a native of many 
parts of Europe, and is numbered among the rarer 
species of British lepidoptera. The larva or cater¬ 
pillar is observed to prefer the leaves of the Jasmine 
and the Potatoe to those of most other plants ; and 
as it feeds principally by night, concealing itself 
during the day, is much less frequently seen than 
most 
