. The butterfly book; a popular guide to a knowledge of the butterflies of North America. Butterflies -- North America. Saturniidte each joint than the posterior pair. The genus is quite large, but only one species occurs in temperate North America. It is better represented in the Old World. (i) Actias luna , Plate Xil. Fig. 7, 3 . (The Luna Moth.) This common and well-known insect has an extensive range from Canada to Florida and westward to Texas and the trans- Mississippi States as far as the region of the great plains. The larva, of which we give a representation, feeds upon the va
. The butterfly book; a popular guide to a knowledge of the butterflies of North America. Butterflies -- North America. Saturniidte each joint than the posterior pair. The genus is quite large, but only one species occurs in temperate North America. It is better represented in the Old World. (i) Actias luna , Plate Xil. Fig. 7, 3 . (The Luna Moth.) This common and well-known insect has an extensive range from Canada to Florida and westward to Texas and the trans- Mississippi States as far as the region of the great plains. The larva, of which we give a representation, feeds upon the various species of walnut and hickory, the sweet-gum (Liqiii- liiinibiir), the persimmon (Diospyros). and other trees. In North Caro- lina it appeared to be particularly fond of the persimmon. The cocoon is thin and paperv, spun among leaves, and falls to the ground in autumn, in consequence it is not nearly as often found as those of some other species, which have been described in the preceding V\c,. -Larva of A. luna. (AftiT Riloy.) Genus TELEA Hubner This is a very small genus, including only two or three species. It is confined to the New World. The only represen- tative in our faunal limits is the well-known species, w hich we figure. (i) Telea polyphemus Cramer, Plate IX, Fig. i, ?. (The Polyphemus Moth.) Syn. paphia Linnaeus; fenestra Pern'; oculca NfumceRi-n. This very common moth feeds in the larval stage upon a great variety of trees and shrubs, I have found the caterpillar upon various species of oaks, upon the two species of Jug/ans, which grow in the Eastern States, upon hickory, basswood. elms, maples, birches, chestnuts, the sycamore (Plaianus). wild- 87. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932. Garden City, N. Y. , Doubleday, Page
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