. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. 204 INSECT LIFE. Fig. 170.—Larva of the sUver-spotted skipper. flower to flower with a skipping motion (see page 81 for the characteristics of the skippers). This skipper is dark chocolate-brown, with a row of yellow spots extending across the fore wing, and with a large, silvery white spot on the lower side of the hind wing. The larva is a curious creature, with a large head, a slen- der neck, and a spindle-shaped body (Fig. 170), and will serv
. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. 204 INSECT LIFE. Fig. 170.—Larva of the sUver-spotted skipper. flower to flower with a skipping motion (see page 81 for the characteristics of the skippers). This skipper is dark chocolate-brown, with a row of yellow spots extending across the fore wing, and with a large, silvery white spot on the lower side of the hind wing. The larva is a curious creature, with a large head, a slen- der neck, and a spindle-shaped body (Fig. 170), and will serve as a type of the family Hesperiid^ (Hes- pe-ri'i-dse), which includes our common skippers; for the larvae of this family can be recognized by this peculiar form, and most of them live concealed in a folded leaf or in a nest made of several leaves fastened together. The Bag-worms, family PsYCHiDiE (Psy'chi-dae). —The bag-worms are those caterpillars that have the curious habit of building each for itself a silken sac covered with little twigs within which it lives (Figs. 171 and 172). When the caterpillar wishes to move from one place to an- other, it pushes forth the front end of its body and creeps along, carrying its house with it. It is said that the spe- cies that inhabit Ceylon are believed by the natives to be composed of individ- uals who, in a previous incarnation, were human beings and stole kindling- wood, and who now atone for the theft by repeating the act as an 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 Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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