. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. NATUMAL HISTORY. these, with green fore wings and yellow hind wings, and the borders of all the wings are strongly dentated. It is called Pterogon proserphia, and flies at dusk. Many of the larger Sphinges feed on the vine, the best known of which is the Sharp-winged Hawk Moth {Chcerocampa celerio), which is common in many parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, though rare in Britain. It has pale brown fore wings, with a waved silvery stripe running from near the base of the inner margin to the tip ; the hind wings are rose-colour, with the hi
. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. NATUMAL HISTORY. these, with green fore wings and yellow hind wings, and the borders of all the wings are strongly dentated. It is called Pterogon proserphia, and flies at dusk. Many of the larger Sphinges feed on the vine, the best known of which is the Sharp-winged Hawk Moth {Chcerocampa celerio), which is common in many parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, though rare in Britain. It has pale brown fore wings, with a waved silvery stripe running from near the base of the inner margin to the tip ; the hind wings are rose-colour, with the hind margins and a central .streak broadly black. The caterpillars of the genus to which this insect belongs have the front segments tapering and retractile, which gives them a fancied resemblance to a hog's snout or elephant's trunk, whence they derive their Greek name of Chmrocampa (hog's snout), and their English name of Elephant Hawk Moths, generally applied to two smaller and commoner species of this genus. There is an American genus allied to these, called Philampelus (or vine- loving), because most of the species feed ^^ on tliis plant. One of the most singular -^ s))ecies is Philampelus I'lbruscce (the lover "^= of the wild vine), which is common in ^; Central and South America. The fore :=^ wings are dull green, and the hind wings are pale blue and black at the base, with broad pale yellow borders. It measures about five inches across the wings. Our only genus of Hawk Moths with dentated wings is Smerinthus, to which the Eyed Hawk Moth (S. ocellatus) belongs. The fore wings are light brown, and the hind wings are pale pink, with a large round blue spot in a black ring towards tlie anal angle. One of the allied North American species {S. geminatus) has a double eye in a similar position. One of the most I'emarkable species of this group is the Death's Head Hawk Moth {Adieronlia atropos), the largest Moth found in Britain. The fore wings are dark brown, varied with bl
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