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24 BRITISH MOTHS 
DESCRIPTION OF PLATE VI. 
Insecrs.—Fig. 1. Macroglossa stellatarum (the Humming-bird Hawk-moth). 2. The Caterpillar. 3. The Chrysalis. 
ue Fig. 4. Sesia Bombyliformis (the narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth). 5. The Caterpillar. 6. The Chrysalis. 
as Fig. 7. Sesia fuciformis (the broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth). 
nt Fig. 8. Ino statices (the Green Forester). 9. The Caterpillar. 10. The Chrysalis. 
- Fig. 11. Anthrocera Filipendule (the six-spotted Burnet-moth). 12. The Caterpillar. 13. The Chrysalis. 14. The Cocoon. 
‘ Wig. 15. Anthrocera Loti (the fine-spotted Burnet-moth), 
Fig. 16. Anthrocera Loti (a variety ). 
Piants.—Fig. 17. Galium aparine (Goose-grass). 
x Fig. 18. Cardamine pratensis. 
es Fig. 19. Spirea filipendule (common Dropwort). 
. Fig. 20. Scabious succisa (Devil’s-bit Scabious). 
[ had only figured two of the British species of the genus Anthrocera, having been tempted to consider the others as mere varieties. The 
two species figured are, A. Filipendule, with siz spots and the fringe only of the posterior wings black ; and A. Loti, with five spots and a black 
border on the posterior wing, within the black fringe. Mr. Stephens, however, assures me two other species must be allowed, namely A. Meliloti 
and A. Trifolii; A. Meliloti having the anterior wings semi-transparent, of a paler green, and the antenne much more slender, whilst on the 
posterior wings the black border is less conspicuous than in A. Loti; and A. Trifolii, being smaller than A. Loti, with the red marks much fuller in 
colour, and the black border much deeper and more conspicuous. I shall, therefore, give figures of these two species in plate 8, drawn from 
Mr. Stephens’ specimens. I have not figured the larva of A. Loti, as I cannot but suspect that there has been some mistake respecting it ; for 
while the species is, in its perfect state, so very similar to A. Filipendule, the caterpillar is represented as totally different, not only in colour, but 
also in shape, being what is termed'onisciform, similar to that of I. statices. The variety of A. Loti with the spots running into one long irregular 
patch and of a pale orange colour instead of red, is from a specimen in the British Museum, which was of the same brood as a specimen in the 
collection of Mr. Stephens, in which the markings, though of the same pale colour, preserve their usual form. 
The perfect insects are al] from specimens in the British Museum ; and the larvae and pup from Hiibner, Sepp, and Godart. H. N. H. 

SPECIES 1.—MACROGLOSSA STELLATARUM. THE HUMMING-BIRD MOTH. 
Plate iv. fig. 1—3. 
Synonymes.—Sphinw Stellatarum, Linneus ; Haworth; Dono- 
van, vol. 7, pl. 155, Harris, Aurelian, pl. 24, fig. f—1. 
Macroglossa Stellatarum, Ochsenheimer ; Curtis, Brit. Ent. pl. 
747 ; Stephens; Wood, Ind. Ent. pl. 4, fig. 20 ; Duncan, Brit. Motlis, 
pl. 12, fig. 1. 
Psithyros Stellatarum, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. 
‘Che expansion of the fore wings of this interesting species varies from 13 to 2 inches. They are of a dusky 
brown colour, with several more or less obsolete, and two more decided black, waved, transverse bars, and a 
blackish discoidal dot ; the hinder wings are deep bright orange-coloured, with the base brownish ; the margin 
darker coloured, especially towards the outer angle. The body is brown, with the hind part of the abdomen 
black ; the sides of the latter are varied with black and white, and the caudal tuft is black: the insect has the 
power of expanding and shutting the latter up. 
The caterpillar is dark green, with a dusky line down the back, a white stripe along the sides termi- 
nating at the tail, and a yellow line below this latter ; the true legs are yellow. It feeds on different kinds of 
Galium (bed-straw), and Rubia (dyer’s-weed). Mr. Haworth states there are three broods in the year, the 
larva being found at the end of March, June, and August, and the imago at the end of April, June, and Septem- 
‘ber. Mr. Dale has, however, found if at the middle df October ; and Mr. Haworth mentions a specimen having 
been taken at Christmas; which makes it probable that some of the September brood may occasionally live 
through the winter, like many species of Papilio. Mr. Curtis, however, thinks that there is a more or less 

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