. The book of butterflies, sphinges, and moths; illustrated by one hundred and forty-four engravings, coloured after nature. Lepidoptera. ARCHITECTURE OF MOTHS. 83 very centre of the wood, where it forms extensive spiral excavations. An idea may be formed of the extent of these, when it is mentioned tliat tliis cater- pillar gi'ows to a very large size, not unfrequently four inches in length, and upwards of half an inch in breadth, exclusive of its limbs. When the cold weather sets in, it excavates an ample hollow in the tree, sufficiently large to contain its body coiled up. Professor Rennie
. The book of butterflies, sphinges, and moths; illustrated by one hundred and forty-four engravings, coloured after nature. Lepidoptera. ARCHITECTURE OF MOTHS. 83 very centre of the wood, where it forms extensive spiral excavations. An idea may be formed of the extent of these, when it is mentioned tliat tliis cater- pillar gi'ows to a very large size, not unfrequently four inches in length, and upwards of half an inch in breadth, exclusive of its limbs. When the cold weather sets in, it excavates an ample hollow in the tree, sufficiently large to contain its body coiled up. Professor Rennie mentions having found one, in 1827, in its winter nest, which was enveloped in " a fabric as thick as coarse broad- cloth, and equally warm, composed of the raspings of wood scooped out of the cell, united with strong ;* The following is a figure of one of these in its winter nest:. Some other of the Tineoe display still greater sagacity, in constructing habitations for themselves ; those which feed upon the leaves of the oak, elm, apple, and rose trees, on the under sides of which they may be frequently found during summer, parti- cularly exemplifying this. They eat the parenchyma • Insect Architecture, p. 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 Brown, Thomas, 1785-1862. London, Whittaker & Co. ; [etc. ,etc. ]
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