. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. Fig. 415.—DeiUphila Ihieata. The Thysbe Clear-wing, Hemaris thy she (He-ma Vis thys^be).—There is a group of Hawk-moths that have the middle portion of the wings transparent, resembling in this respect the Sesiidae and certain Zygsenids; but they are easily recognized as Hawk- moths by the form of the body, wings, and antennae. One of the more common of these is the Thysbe Clear- wing (Fig. 416). The scaled portions of the wings are of a dark reddish brown ; butfthis species is most easily distin- guished from our other common species by a line of
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. Fig. 415.—DeiUphila Ihieata. The Thysbe Clear-wing, Hemaris thy she (He-ma Vis thys^be).—There is a group of Hawk-moths that have the middle portion of the wings transparent, resembling in this respect the Sesiidae and certain Zygsenids; but they are easily recognized as Hawk- moths by the form of the body, wings, and antennae. One of the more common of these is the Thysbe Clear- wing (Fig. 416). The scaled portions of the wings are of a dark reddish brown ; butfthis species is most easily distin- guished from our other common species by a line of scales dividing the discal cell lengthwise and representing the po- sition of the base of vein V. J The larva of this species feeds on the different species of Viburnum^ the snowberry, and hawthorn. The Bumblebee Hawk-moth, Hemaris diffinis (He-ma'ris dif-fi'nis).—This Clear-wing appears to be about as common. Fig. 416.—Hemaris thys^.. 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 Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. joint author. Ithaca, N. Y. , Comstock Pub. Co.
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