. Scientific lectures. Science; Natural history; Archaeology. Fig. 43.—Chcerocampa elpenor. Third stage. another five or six days, and when about half an inch in length, our caterpillars moult again. In their third stage (Fig. 43), the commencement of the eye- spots is more marked, while, on the contrary, the lower longitudinal line has disappeared. After another moult (Fig. 44), the eye-spots are still more distinct, the white. Fig. 44.—Chcerocampa elpenor. Fourth stage. gradually becomes surrounded by a black line, while in the next stage (Fig. 45) the centre becomes somewhat violet. The whi
. Scientific lectures. Science; Natural history; Archaeology. Fig. 43.—Chcerocampa elpenor. Third stage. another five or six days, and when about half an inch in length, our caterpillars moult again. In their third stage (Fig. 43), the commencement of the eye- spots is more marked, while, on the contrary, the lower longitudinal line has disappeared. After another moult (Fig. 44), the eye-spots are still more distinct, the white. Fig. 44.—Chcerocampa elpenor. Fourth stage. gradually becomes surrounded by a black line, while in the next stage (Fig. 45) the centre becomes somewhat violet. The white lines have almost, or entirely disap- peared, and in some specimens, faint diagonal lines make their appearance. Some few assume a brownish tint, but not many. A fourth moult takes place in seven. 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 Lubbock, John, Sir, 1834-1913. London, New York, Macmillan and Co.
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