Plate [XXV]. fig. 3.
Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Crepuscularia? Family: Zygænidæ, Leach.
Genus. Glaucopis, Fabr. Charidea, Dalm. Sphinx, Linn.
Glaucopis Fenestrata. Alis anticis nigris, maculâ magnâ discoidali fere ocellatâ fenestratâ, posticis fenestratis margine nigro, pedibus palpisque coccineis. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 6 lin.)
Syn. Sphinx Fenestrata, Drury, App. v. 2.
Habitat: Jamaica.
Upper Side. Antennæ nearly black, and pectinated. Head and eyes black. Palpi small and long, and of a fine scarlet. Tongue spiral. Thorax blueish green, almost black. Abdomen dark brown. Anterior wings the same, the middle part being perfectly transparent like glass, wherein is a dark cloud which is joined to the anterior margin. Posterior wings small, transparent, with a dark brown narrow border running round their edges, which at the upper corners is broad where it becomes cloud-like.
Under Side. Breast dark brown. Legs and thighs scarlet, which colour extends along the middle of the abdomen, almost to the tail, where it becomes a little fainter, being crossed by the rings of the abdomen, which are black and very narrow. All the wings of the same colour as on the upper side.
SPHINX CINGULATA.
Plate [XXV]. fig. 4.