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THE EMPEROR'S ROUT.
ILLUSTRATED BY COLOURED PLATES.
LONDON: CHARLES TILT, 86, FLEET STREET.
LONDON: BRADBURY AND EVANS, PRINTERS, BOUVERIE STREET.
THE EMPEROR'S ROUT.
The attitude of the caterpillars, resembling that of the Sphinx, has given this name to the tribe. The moths of the Sphinx have the peculiar power of erecting their wings, but even these cannot make them meet over the back as butterflies do. Their chief food is the potatoe plant.
This genus is so called from the peculiar manner in which the caterpillar moves; it brings the feet of both extremities close together, and the intermediate part of the body rises like an arch, giving it the appearance of measuring the distance it performs. It is said to possess great muscular powers, for it will attach its posterior feet to the twig of a tree, and erect the rest of its body in a vertical position for hours without moving.
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