. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. The Hooded Owlets, Cticiillia (Cu-cuTli-a).—We have several common grayish moths, in which the fore wings are marked with numerous irregular dashes of dark color, and in which the thorax is furnished with a prominent tuft of scales. These moths belong to the genus Qictillia. Figure 362 represents Ciiatllia speyeri (C. spey^er-i). These insects evidently have Fig. s^2.—Cucuiita speyeri. the powcr of moviug this tuft of scales ; for sometimes it projects forward over the head as shown in the figure, while in other specimens of the same species it wil
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. The Hooded Owlets, Cticiillia (Cu-cuTli-a).—We have several common grayish moths, in which the fore wings are marked with numerous irregular dashes of dark color, and in which the thorax is furnished with a prominent tuft of scales. These moths belong to the genus Qictillia. Figure 362 represents Ciiatllia speyeri (C. spey^er-i). These insects evidently have Fig. s^2.—Cucuiita speyeri. the powcr of moviug this tuft of scales ; for sometimes it projects forward over the head as shown in the figure, while in other specimens of the same species it will be directed backward ; in this case it is much less conspicuous. The larvae of the Hooded Owlets feed upon the leaves of goldenrod and other Compositse. The Scalloped Owlet, Scoleopteryx libatrix {Sco\-q-o^\^v- yx li-ba'trix).—This moth is easily recognized by the shape of the wings, the outer margins of which are deeply cut and scalloped (Fig. 363). The color of the fore wings is soft brownish gray, slightly pow- dered with rust - red, and frosted with white along the costa. There is an irregular F'g. ^^e^.—Sco/eopteryx libatrix. patch of rust-red reaching from the base to the middle of the wing, a single, white, transverse line before the middle, and a double one beyond the middle. The larva feeds on willow. This species is found in all parts of the United States and in Europe. The American Copper Hind- wing, Ainphipyra pyraniidoides (Am-phip'y-ra pyr-a-mi-doiMes). Fig. -^di^.—Amphipyra pyramidoides. Thc forC wiugS of tllis moth (Fig. 364) are dark brown, shaded with paler brown, and with dots and wavy lines of a glasey gray or dull whitish. 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. joint author. Ithaca, N. Y. , Comstock
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