. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. FOREST LIFE. I97 that of the Cecropia-moth, except that the ends are usually free from the branch to which the cocoon is attached. THE ROYAL-MOTHS. The royal-moths constitute a family, the ClTHE- RONIID^ (Cith-e-ro-ni'i-dze), which is closely allied to the giant silkworms. The species are of medium or large size, and some of them are among the more common forest insects. The larvas are armed with horns or spines, of which those on the second tho
. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. FOREST LIFE. I97 that of the Cecropia-moth, except that the ends are usually free from the branch to which the cocoon is attached. THE ROYAL-MOTHS. The royal-moths constitute a family, the ClTHE- RONIID^ (Cith-e-ro-ni'i-dze), which is closely allied to the giant silkworms. The species are of medium or large size, and some of them are among the more common forest insects. The larvas are armed with horns or spines, of which those on the second thorac- ic segment, and sometimes also those on the third, are long and curved. These caterpillars eat the leaves of forest trees, and go into the ground to transform, which they do without making cocoons. The rings of the pupa bear little notched ridges, the teeth of which, together with some strong prickles at the hind end of the body, assist it in forcing its way upward out of the earth. The following are the more common species:—. Fig. 161.—Larva of the imperial-moth. The Imperial-moth, Basilona imperialis (Bas-i-lo'na im-pe-ri-a'lis).—The full-grown larva of this species. 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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