. Handbook of zoology [microform] : with examples from Canadian species, recent and fossil :. Zoology; Invertebrates; Zoologie; Invertébrés. PROVINCE ARTICULATA. 223 scales of the wings are among tlio most, interesting of microscopic objects. The Lepidoptcra may con- veniently be divided into three groups. (1) Butter- flies, or diurnal species with knobbed antennnc (rhophalocera) and carrying the wings erect when at rest. (2) Hawk-moths, or sphinxes—crepus- cular species, having the antenna) thickened in the middle, and carrying the, often narrow, wings flat when at rest. (8) Moths or nocturna
. Handbook of zoology [microform] : with examples from Canadian species, recent and fossil :. Zoology; Invertebrates; Zoologie; Invertébrés. PROVINCE ARTICULATA. 223 scales of the wings are among tlio most, interesting of microscopic objects. The Lepidoptcra may con- veniently be divided into three groups. (1) Butter- flies, or diurnal species with knobbed antennnc (rhophalocera) and carrying the wings erect when at rest. (2) Hawk-moths, or sphinxes—crepus- cular species, having the antenna) thickened in the middle, and carrying the, often narrow, wings flat when at rest. (8) Moths or nocturnal species having the antcnnnc filiform or pectinated (hete- rocera) and the wings carried flat when at rest. One of our finest butterflies is Papillo Turnus (Fig. 253) the Yellow Swallow-tail. The eggs are deposited on cherry, plum, and other trees, on the leaves of which the larva feeds. It is TAriLio TDRNU9, Lurva and 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 Dawson, J. W. (John William), Sir, 1820-1899. Montreal : Dawson
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