. Eyes and no eyes. eating plant-lice. And beetles are grubs with six small legsjefore they grow into perfect beetles with wings. The caterpillars of Moths and Butterflies are easyto find, so we will look at one in this lesson. Thereis hardly any time in the summer that you cannotfind a caterpillar. Those of the Orange-tippedButterfly come out first in April. In May theCabbage Butterfly lays her eggs, and soon thecaterpillars are eating the young cabbage little later you may find among the nettles theblack caterj)illars with white spots (2, p. 10) whichwill tvirn in June into the Peac
. Eyes and no eyes. eating plant-lice. And beetles are grubs with six small legsjefore they grow into perfect beetles with wings. The caterpillars of Moths and Butterflies are easyto find, so we will look at one in this lesson. Thereis hardly any time in the summer that you cannotfind a caterpillar. Those of the Orange-tippedButterfly come out first in April. In May theCabbage Butterfly lays her eggs, and soon thecaterpillars are eating the young cabbage little later you may find among the nettles theblack caterj)illars with white spots (2, p. 10) whichwill tvirn in June into the Peacock Butterfly; orthe dark green caterj)illars of the Red are hidden in a bunch of leaves generally tiedup with caterpillar silk. If you do not find either of these you cannotmiss the heaps of little black caterpillars stripedwith yellow which feed under the leaves of nettles,and turn into the small Tortoiseshell caterpillars are very useful in killing nettles^ PaHTS OF A CATERPILLAB. 13. CATERPILLARS HEAD. SO the butterfly is one you should always be gladto see. Then towards the autumn the caterpillarsof the big Hawk-moths do a great deal of you go out in the evening or early morning youmay find the caterpillar of the Sjjurge Hawk-mothfeeding on the green spurge in the hedges. It isa fine creature three incheslong, with three brightlines on its back, and yel-low spots on each ring. But the most commonone, which I have oftenfound, is the caterpillar ofthe Privet Hawk-moth {seecoloured picture, p. 20),which feeds in the evening « Upper Lip. j. Jaws, a An- » tennse. c feinall Eyes. tj. Inner on the privet hedge or the J^^s- • Lower Lip. s. Spin- i »^ niDg Tube. lilac bushes. It is from three to four inches long, and is a bright apple-green, with seven sloping violet stripes on its sides,and a horn at the end of its body. Its head isgreen, edged with black, and the breathing holeson its sides are circled with bright orange. It destroys
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