C A L L IM O R PH A ? RUFICO LL IS .
P la te 4 1 . fig. 3.
C. “ alis integerrimis n ig ro -p u rp u ra sc en tib u s, fascia communi maculisque du ab u s
flavis, th o ra c e antic e b ru n n e o .” E x p an s . a la r. 1J u nc .
C . with tb e wings entire , b la ck p u rp le , a s emic ircula r yellowish b an d com m unic a ting
across all th e wings, a n d two spots o f th e same coiour n e a r th e a p e x , c o lla r red dish.
E x p an s e o f th e wings inch.
S p h in x ruficollis, Donov . I s i e d it.
This and the following species were considered by Donovan to be undoubted nondescripts
: both species were in the collection o f Mr. Francillon, who received them from
China.
C A LL IMO RPH A ? B IFA SC IA TA .
P la te 4 1 . fig. 4.
C. alis fu lv is : antic a rum fascia apic eque nigris. E x p a n s . a la r. 1 unc.
C. with o ran g e or fulvous wings, an te rio r p a ir with a b la ck b a r a c ro ss th e middle, and
th e tips b la ck. E.xpanse o f th e wings 1 inch.
The plant represented is Thu ja Orietitalis (C h in a Abor-vitce T re e ), an ornamental
evergreen, much esteemed by the Chinese, and very frequently represented in their landscapes.
Sir G. Staunton remarks, in the account o f the journey from Pekin to Canton,
that great quantities o f this plant grew to a prodigious height in the v alley in which
stands the city o f Yen-choo-foo.