MACROGLOSSA STELLATARUM.
(Humming Bird Hawk-Moth.)
This moth is common in England and most parts of Europe. Its fore-wings are brown, with faint longitudinal lines of a darker shade; the hind-wings are orange tawny, fringed with light brown. It measures in expanse about two inches. The head and body are brown, the abdomen spotted with black and white, rather liberally feathered. The antennæ are brown, being thinnest at the base, and gradually thickening to the extremity. It is seen in the daytime, as well as evening hovering, with an ever-restless motion of the wing, over flowers. The caterpillar is green, with a longitudinal white stripe, and a faint yellow one under the spiracles. The time of its appearance is from March to September, but it is seen about in greatest numbers in June.