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Identifier: naturalhistoryof394dono Title: The natural history of British insects : explaining them in their several states, with the periods of their transformations, their food, oeconomy, &c. together with the history of such minute insects as require investigation by the microscope : the whole illustrated by coloured figures, designed and executed from living specimens Year: 1794 (1790s) Authors: Donovan, E. (Edward), 1768-1837 Subjects: Insects Publisher: London : Printed for the author, and for F. and C. Rivington Contributing Library: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library Digitizing Sponsor: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library


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Text Appearing After Image: [ 37 3 PLATE LXXXVIL SPHINX FUCIFORMIS. Clear Winged Humming sphinx. lefidoptera. GENERIC CHARACTER. Antennae thickeft in the middle. Wings, when at reft, deflexed.Fly flow, morning and evening only. SPECIFIC CHARACTER. Antennae black. Head and Thorax bright yellow; Body richbrown, except the laft joints, which are yellow; Abdomen beardedwith black. Wings tranfparent, with a broail dark brown border ;Veins dark. Linn. Syji. Nat, 2. 803. 28.—Fn. Sv. 1092.Sphinx, &c. Geoffl Inf. 2. 82. Roef. Inf. 3. Tab. 38. 4. Tab. 34. Fig. 1—4.BradL not. 26. Fig. 1. B,Suh. Inf. Tab. 15. Fig. 90.Poda Inf. Tab. 2. Fig. 6.Schoef. Icon. Tab, 16. Fig. j.Sesia Fuciformis. Fab. Sp. Inf. 2. 156. 11, The Caterpillar of this Infed feeds on the wood of Willows, and»s concealed within the folid fubftance of the trunk, in the fame 9 manner 38 PLATE LXXXVII. manner as the larva of the Sphinx Apiformis *, and Sphinx Tipuli-formis f, are concealed within the wood of the Poplar, and ftalks ofCurrant bufhes. F


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