. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. 8j Marvels o{ Insect Life. The Emperor Moth. An Amhlr InsK(T. VltliniiKli by 11" nuans a niic Inwit. tin- impiTor moth ' i> nut oiif i>l llmsi- that iiri' ki'Iht- allv kTiiiwll ixrcpt tii natiirah>ts. Tlii' ri'ason fc]|- <k^^^^^^ thU i~ tliat it iliK's nut I'omc into our ^aniens or Jj^^^^^^ in tlic hi'liK anil lane- othcTwisi- it- J ^V^^^^ and bold niaikinK- Mould make it a familiar form. R^^^^^ ""' '""â¢'' "M""''^ ''"!'' 'l mon \ than twi
. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. 8j Marvels o{ Insect Life. The Emperor Moth. An Amhlr InsK(T. VltliniiKli by 11" nuans a niic Inwit. tin- impiTor moth ' i> nut oiif i>l llmsi- that iiri' ki'Iht- allv kTiiiwll ixrcpt tii natiirah>ts. Tlii' ri'ason fc]|- <k^^^^^^ thU i~ tliat it iliK's nut I'omc into our ^aniens or Jj^^^^^^ in tlic hi'liK anil lane- othcTwisi- it- J ^V^^^^ and bold niaikinK- Mould make it a familiar form. R^^^^^ ""' '""â¢'' "M""''^ ''"!'' 'l mon \ than twill' the size of our-. The emperor dil'fer- i-on-iderably in the size ol the sexes, lor whilst the male rarely reaihes two and a half inrhes i'cros- the expanded wings, the female is nearly three The fore-winss of the male are of variou- siiades of purplish-grey, but the hind-wings are of tawny hue. .Ml the wings of the female are of purple-grey, paler and more purple than the fore-wings of the male Another difference is seen in the antennie, whieh are leathered in both sexes, but m the female so slightly as searei'ly to be notiied, whilst in the mal" the branehe- ar. so loni; and regular as to make these organs very noticeable. The mollis make a iinblic appearance in April and May, and il at that period one rambles across the heath or moorland the male may be seen in rapid tiiglit in the daytime. The female usually re-ts during the day. but a i|Uick eye nia\ detect lier on some of the heath planls. In that position the ui:per wings folded over the lower, so that onK' one pair of eye-spots shows, she look- niuill like the face of a cat or owl peering through the shrubs : and it is thought that this terrifyiiii; resemblance protects her in her exposed situatimi from the attack of bilds. The body ol the moth becomes the beak ol the owl or the nose of the eat, just as it may strike the beholder. As in the case of some other moths, the fem;ili emperor that has
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