. A treatise on some of the insects injurious to vegetation . Insect pests. founded with the Carolina Sphinx {Sphinx Carolina of Lin- naeus, Fig. 145, Fig. 146, larva, Fig. 147, pupa), which it Fig. Fig. 147. closely resembles. It measures across the wings about five inches ; is of a gray color, variegated with blackish lines and bands ; and on each side of the body there are five round, orange-colored spots encircled with black. Hence it is called by Eng- lish entomologists Sphinx quinquemaculatus (Fig. 144), the five-spotted Sphinx. Its tongue can be unrolled to the. Please note that t
. A treatise on some of the insects injurious to vegetation . Insect pests. founded with the Carolina Sphinx {Sphinx Carolina of Lin- naeus, Fig. 145, Fig. 146, larva, Fig. 147, pupa), which it Fig. Fig. 147. closely resembles. It measures across the wings about five inches ; is of a gray color, variegated with blackish lines and bands ; and on each side of the body there are five round, orange-colored spots encircled with black. Hence it is called by Eng- lish entomologists Sphinx quinquemaculatus (Fig. 144), the five-spotted Sphinx. Its tongue can be unrolled to the. 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 Harris, Thaddeus William, 1795-1856; Flint, Charles Louis, 1824-1889. Boston : William White, printer to the state
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