. The butterfly book; a popular guide to a knowledge of the butterflies of North America. Butterflies -- North America. Sphingidae Genus DARAPSA Walker We include in this genus three species, all of which occur within our territory, and all of which we figure upon our plates. (i) Darapsa pholus Cramer, Plate 111, Fig. 3, 6 . (The Azalea Sphinx.) Syn. chocrilns Cramer; azalece Abbot & Smith; clorinda Martyn. This medium-sized hawkmoth, which is one of our com- monest species in western Pennsylvania, may easily be distin- guished from its very near ally, D. myron, by its reddish color. The c
. The butterfly book; a popular guide to a knowledge of the butterflies of North America. Butterflies -- North America. Sphingidae Genus DARAPSA Walker We include in this genus three species, all of which occur within our territory, and all of which we figure upon our plates. (i) Darapsa pholus Cramer, Plate 111, Fig. 3, 6 . (The Azalea Sphinx.) Syn. chocrilns Cramer; azalece Abbot & Smith; clorinda Martyn. This medium-sized hawkmoth, which is one of our com- monest species in western Pennsylvania, may easily be distin- guished from its very near ally, D. myron, by its reddish color. The caterpillar feeds upon yiburinim and Azalea. (2) Darapsa myron Cramer, Plate 111, Fig. 4, $, . (The Hog Sphinx.) Syn. panipinatrix Abbot & Smith; cnotus Hiibner. The caterpillar, of which we give a figure, feeds upon wild and domestic grape-vines, and also upon the Virginia Creeper. It is a very common insect in the Atlantic States, and ranges as far west as Kansas and Iowa. It has been re- garded as injurious to vineyards, but the damage done is incon- siderable, and the in- sects can easily be combated by picking off the larvae from the vines and crushing p' them under foot. The reason why these in- sects do comparatively small damage is per- haps found in the fact that they appear to be especially subject to the attacks of a small hymenopterous parasite, belonging to the family IchneiimonidLT. The female ichneumon-fly deposits her eggs upon the epidermis of the young caterpillar. As soon as the eggs hatch, the grub penetrates the body of the caterpillar ^nd feeds upon the fatty tissues lying just under the skin. 68. Fig. 2q.—^Larva of D. myron. (After Riley.). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932. Garden City, N. Y. , Doubleday, Page & Co.
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