The Moths of the British Isles, First Series Comprising the Families Sphingidæ to Noctuidæ

THE MOTHS - OF THE - BRITISH ISLES - BY - RICHARD SOUTH, F.E.S. - AUTHOR OF "THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE BRITISH ISLES" EDITOR OF "THE ENTOMOLOGIST," ETC. - FIRST SERIES - COMPRISING - THE FAMILIES SPHINGIDÆ TO NOCTUIDÆ - WITH ACCURATELY COLOURED FIGURES OF EVERY SPECIES AND MANY VARIETIES ALSO DRAWINGS OF EGGS, CATERPILLARS, CHRYSALIDS AND FOOD-PLANTS - LONDON - FREDERICK WARNE & CO. - AND NEW YORK - 1907 - (All rights reserved) - PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN

PREFACE.

PREFACE TO THE PRESENT EDITION.

THE MOTHS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. - PART I. - INTRODUCTORY.

Field Work.

PART II. - DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES. - HAWK-MOTHS.

The Lime Hawk-moth (Dilina (Mimas) tiliæ).

The Poplar Hawk-moth (Smerinthus (Amorpha) populi).

The Eyed Hawk-moth (Smerinthus ocellatus).

The Death's-head Hawk Moth (Acherontia (Manduca) atropos).