. Agricultural zoology. Zoology. 138 ZOOLOGY. a club-like way at the tip. The caterpillars possess five pairs of pro-legs; they are usually almost devoid of hair. There are, however, a few { the cater- pillar of the peacock butterfly, Fig. 94) which possess hard, spine-like, much-branched bristles. The naked pupse are sharp cornered; some are girdled, others suspended (p. 137). Among butterflies with larvse that become suspended pupse are the Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), the Peacock {Vanessa io, Fig. 94), the FritiUaries {Ar-. FlG. 94.—The Peacock Butterfly ( Vanessa io), with pupa, and
. Agricultural zoology. Zoology. 138 ZOOLOGY. a club-like way at the tip. The caterpillars possess five pairs of pro-legs; they are usually almost devoid of hair. There are, however, a few { the cater- pillar of the peacock butterfly, Fig. 94) which possess hard, spine-like, much-branched bristles. The naked pupse are sharp cornered; some are girdled, others suspended (p. 137). Among butterflies with larvse that become suspended pupse are the Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), the Peacock {Vanessa io, Fig. 94), the FritiUaries {Ar-. FlG. 94.—The Peacock Butterfly ( Vanessa io), with pupa, and larva Buspended before passing into the pupa state. gynnis), the Meadow Browns {Hipparchia), etc.; and among those with girdled pupse the Swallow Tail {Papilio Tnachaon), the Whites {Pieris), etc. The Cabhage White, or Large White (Pieris Brassicoe). Butterfly: Length a little over an inch, span of wing 2^ inches. Both fore and hind wings milky white, the former black at the root, on the front edge, and the outer angle; also a black patch on the inner margin of the lore wing, passing on to the front. 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 Bos, Jan Ritzema, 1850-1928; Ainsworth Davis, J. R. (James Richard), 1861-1934. London, Chapman & Hall, Ld.
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