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Hawk Moth Larva

Nature volume 27, pages 126–127 (1882)Cite this article

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I FORWARD a sketch of the larva of a hawk moth found in the Khasi Hills, Assam, in the position it assumes when disturbed. its resemblance to a snake will be at once evident.

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  1. Surgeon Major, Bengal Medical Department Shillong,

    E. R. JOHNSON

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JOHNSON, E. Hawk Moth Larva. Nature 27, 126–127 (1882). https://doi.org/10.1038/027126c0

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