. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. rUE SATVRXIA PVRI. line on thf back, and tin'} li\e gregaiiouslj cxiuunon in many part-s of , and tin liioad ring rouud a slender t\vig The 2enzeridai are large Moths, whose caterpiUai ^ feed oil wood, ijiside the flunks of trees, often causing eonsi dcrable damage. The Wood Leopard Moth {Zeuzera aictili) appears to be eommonei louiid London than elsewhere m Enu land. It is white, with nianj steel-blue spots on the wnigs and thoi-ax, and its caterpillai, which is yellow, with a black head, infests apple, ash, a
. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. rUE SATVRXIA PVRI. line on thf back, and tin'} li\e gregaiiouslj cxiuunon in many part-s of , and tin liioad ring rouud a slender t\vig The 2enzeridai are large Moths, whose caterpiUai ^ feed oil wood, ijiside the flunks of trees, often causing eonsi dcrable damage. The Wood Leopard Moth {Zeuzera aictili) appears to be eommonei louiid London than elsewhere m Enu land. It is white, with nianj steel-blue spots on the wnigs and thoi-ax, and its caterpillai, which is yellow, with a black head, infests apple, ash, and othei trees. The Moth measuiestvo inches or more across the \\ ings, and the abdomen is long, and furnished with an ovipositor in the female. The Goat Moth {Xi/letitf-s cossits) is a com- moner insect. It is shaded with gi'ey and brown, and marked with many irregular lilack transverse lines. It measures three inches or more across the wings, and is a vpry iieavy- looking Moth, with a thick body, wliich scarcely extends beyond the hind wings. The cateri)illar is dirty flesh - colour, with the back brownish- red. It lives in trees, especially j)oplars and willows, and is not full- grown until it is three years okl. Some writers have supposed that this caterpillar was the Cos- sus which was consi- dered a gi-eat dainty by the Romans ; but it is much more probable that their Consns was the larva of some large wood-feeding Beetle. The Hepialli/oi are ^ a small group with narrow rounded wings, very short antennie, and very long bodies. The largest species is the Ghost Moth (Ilepudus humuli), which mea- sures about two inches across the wings. The male is white above and brown beneath, and the female hss dull-yellow fore wings, with two oblique red stripes, more or less broken into spots,. 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 res
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