Plate XXVI. fig. 2.
ORDER: Lepidoptera. SECTION: Crepuscularia. FAMILY: Sphingidæ, _Leach_.
GENUS. SMERINTHUS, _Latr._ Laothoë, _Fabr._ (Syst. Gloss.) Sphinx,
_Linn._
SMERINTHUS ASTYLUS. Alis subangulatis cinnamoneo-roseis, anticarum apice
strigisque subapicalibus fuscis, posticarum ocello coerulescenti.
(Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 10 lin.)
SYN. Sphinx Astylus, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 2.
HABITAT: New York.
{49}_Upper Side._ Antennæ reddish. Thorax and abdomen reddish cinnamon;
having a dark line running from the head along the back to the tail.
Anterior wings reddish cinnamon; having a dark apical margin, and a paler
streak running circularly from the tips to the lower corners; where, at
each of those places, is a yellowish indistinct mark. Posterior wings
reddish cinnamon, paler at the base; near the abdominal corners is a
round black spot, with an indistinct centre.
_Under Side._ Breast, thighs, and abdomen cinnamon. Legs black. Wings
nearly coloured as on the upper side; the pale streaks and yellow marks,
at the tips and lower corners, being more distinct and plain on this
side; the black spots on the posterior wings being wanting. Drury
considered it as a distinct species from that in the foregoing plate.