. Elements of zoology, to accompany the field and laboratory study of animals. Zoology. 48 ZOOLO(iY live in the interior of leaves and form winding or lilotch-like " mines " in them. The larv;e of some species make a case out of pieces of leaves united by silk and carry this about with them. They are known as "case-bearers" (Fig. 51). To this family belong the clothes-moth, of which we have three. Fig. .51. —Case-bearing on a twig. Photo, from life by ^'. H. L. species. They fly in the middle of spring and lay their eggs on woollen cloth, furs, or feathers, upon al
. Elements of zoology, to accompany the field and laboratory study of animals. Zoology. 48 ZOOLO(iY live in the interior of leaves and form winding or lilotch-like " mines " in them. The larv;e of some species make a case out of pieces of leaves united by silk and carry this about with them. They are known as "case-bearers" (Fig. 51). To this family belong the clothes-moth, of which we have three. Fig. .51. —Case-bearing on a twig. Photo, from life by ^'. H. L. species. They fly in the middle of spring and lay their eggs on woollen cloth, furs, or feathers, upon all of which the larvse feed. Another order of insects very different in appearance from the Ijcpidoptera but still related to them is the order Hymen- optera,^ which includes bees, wasps, ants, and certain less well- known insects. They all ha^'e four similar membranous wings as the Lepidoptera do; l)ut, unlike the Lepidoptera, their wings are not covered with scales, but are transparent. The mouth parts are formed for biting or for sucking, l>ut the proboscis is not so long that it rolls up as in Lejiidoptera. The Hymenoptera belong to one or the either of two groups — the stinging Hymenoptera, in which the female is provided with a sting; and the boring Hymenoptera, which are provided ^ Hymen, membrane : pteron, 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 Davenport, Charles Benedict, 1866-1944; Davenport, Gertrude Anna Crotty, 1866- joint author. New York, Macmillan
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