Genus. Macroglossa, Ochs. Sesia P. Fabr. Sphinx P. Drury.
Macroglossa Passalus. Alis anticis badio fuscis, in medio fasciâ latâ pallidiori, posticis luteis margine lato fusco. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc.)
Syn. Sphinx Passalus, Drury, App. vol. 2.
Sphinx Pandora, Fab. Ent. Syst. III. 1. 380. No. 6.
Habitat: China (Drury). India orientalis (Fabricius).
Upper Side. Antennæ brown, and thickest near their extremities. Head and thorax greyish-brown, with a dark line running down the middle. Abdomen red brown, with two yellow spots on each side. Tail broad and hairy. Anterior wings, next the body, dark chocolate, occupying a third part; next to this they are of a light red brown, growing darker as it approaches the tips. Inferior wings yellow next the shoulders; the apical half being of a fine dark chocolate.
Under Side. Head white. Tongue curled up. Breast and thighs yellow clay-coloured. Legs, sides, and abdomen dark clay-coloured. Wings, next the body, yellow clay-coloured; the remaining parts being red brown, with a faint darker border along the external edges.
GLAUCOPIS? PULCHRA.
Plate [XXIX]. fig. 3.
Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Crepuscularia? Family: Zygænidæ.