. Australian insects. Insects. 246 LEPIDOPTERA, Family 9. Cup or Slug Moths. LIMACODIDAE. These are moderate sized moths with plump bodies thickly clothed with shaggy hairs, retracted heads, and toothed antennae. The caterpillars are curious short stout slug- like creatures feeding on the surface of the foliage; their feet are almost obsolete, while the under surface is quite flat, soft and fleshy; the wiiole body rests on the leaf when crawling along like that of a snail. The upper surface is. Fig. 115-—Donitifera vulnerans (Lewin), The " Cup or Slug Moth," with larva and cup-shaped
. Australian insects. Insects. 246 LEPIDOPTERA, Family 9. Cup or Slug Moths. LIMACODIDAE. These are moderate sized moths with plump bodies thickly clothed with shaggy hairs, retracted heads, and toothed antennae. The caterpillars are curious short stout slug- like creatures feeding on the surface of the foliage; their feet are almost obsolete, while the under surface is quite flat, soft and fleshy; the wiiole body rests on the leaf when crawling along like that of a snail. The upper surface is. Fig. 115-—Donitifera vulnerans (Lewin), The " Cup or Slug Moth," with larva and cup-shaped cocoon. (" Agricultural Gazette," ) saddle-shaped, with the two extremities raised and ornamen- ted with fleshy spiny tubercles, with little bunches of sharp retractile spines like rosettes, which can be withdrawn into the tubercle or erected at will; the spines are sharp and appear to be hollow, and give a smart sting if they touch the body; in some of the American species, the stinging sen- sation is so severe as to cause serious swellings. When full grown they spin curious egg-shaped, brown, parchment- like cocoons attached at the base to the twig, with the apex rounded and forming a circular cap or lid, which, closely cemented on, is loosened and pushed off by the enclosed moth when she emerges. They do not pupate as soon as the. 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 Froggatt, W. W. (Walter Wilson), 1858-; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS; Tippmann Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. Sydney, W. Brooks
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