Natural history of animals; . rdwings have a yellow band across the middle andyellow spots near the tips, and the hind wings have abroad, silver-colored band across the middle of theunder side. It is found about clover and other flow-ers in June and July. The females lay their eggs onthe leaves of the locust trees. The caterpillar, whenfull grown, is about two inches long, pale green, withcross streaks of darker green ; the head and neck arered, with a yellow spot on each side of the mouth. Hawk Moths, or Sphingidae. These Moths are large, and have the antennae thick-est in the middle and usua
Natural history of animals; . rdwings have a yellow band across the middle andyellow spots near the tips, and the hind wings have abroad, silver-colored band across the middle of theunder side. It is found about clover and other flow-ers in June and July. The females lay their eggs onthe leaves of the locust trees. The caterpillar, whenfull grown, is about two inches long, pale green, withcross streaks of darker green ; the head and neck arered, with a yellow spot on each side of the mouth. Hawk Moths, or Sphingidae. These Moths are large, and have the antennae thick-est in the middle and usually hooked at the tip, andthe wings long and narrow. During the morning andevening twilight, they may be seen flying from flowerto flower with great swiftness, and are easily mistakenfor Humming Birds. A few kinds fly by day and inbright sunshine. The caterpillars are very large, andare remarkable for their curious attitudes, which re- LEPIDOPTERA: MOTHS. 59 minded Linnseus of the Sphinx, a sculptured monsterof the i6o ARTHROPODS: INSECTS. The Five-spotted Sphinx expands about five inches,and is of a mixed grayish and blackish color, and oneach side of the body there are five orange-coloredspots surrounded by black. Its tongue, when fullyunrolled, is five or six inches long, but when not inuse is coiled up nearly out of sight. The caterpillaris known as the potato worm, and is green, with ob-lique whitish stripes on the sides, and a thorn-like pro-jection on the tail. It attains its full length, threeinches or more, in August, and then buries itself in
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