. Butterfly and moth book [microform] : personal studies and observations of the more familiar species. Butterflies; Papillons; Papillons nocturnes; Moths. BUTTERFLY AND MOTH BOOK farther and farther, and as the wofk progj—td a miniature pile of sawdust accumulated at one siiie <rf the excavation. Down went the larva until it was entirety concealed. Then it twned about and, with jaws close to the opening, spun silken threads from its small spinneret and wove these into a curtain which it stretched across the door-way. It was a wise caterpillar, however, for it knew that such a conspicuous c
. Butterfly and moth book [microform] : personal studies and observations of the more familiar species. Butterflies; Papillons; Papillons nocturnes; Moths. BUTTERFLY AND MOTH BOOK farther and farther, and as the wofk progj—td a miniature pile of sawdust accumulated at one siiie <rf the excavation. Down went the larva until it was entirety concealed. Then it twned about and, with jaws close to the opening, spun silken threads from its small spinneret and wove these into a curtain which it stretched across the door-way. It was a wise caterpillar, however, for it knew that such a conspicuous covering was un- desirable, so it wove the saw- dust in with the silk, and when the task was finished the sharpest of eyes could scarcely dis- cover the aperture through which, later, a gay little moth, with eight lemon disks on its black velvet wings, and orange knee-breeches beneath, would emerge. Most of us who have woodbine or grapes about our houses know this day-flying moth, but very few realize that the insect is respoimble for the brown-banded caterpillar upon these Th« little mo*! with eight lemon disks on th«ir black velvet wingi 150. 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 Robertson-Miller, Ellen, 1859-1937. Toronto : McClelland & Goodchild
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