Nature biographies; the lives of some every-day butterflies; moths; grasshoppers and flies . Fig. 144. — The Tomato Worm, There are various larvae of the great family Noctuidae— the night-flying moths — that have the same habit ofgoing into the ground in autumn for the purpose of pu-pation. Perhapsthe familiarzebra-caterpillar,which feedsupon cabbage,peas, and a con-siderable varietyof other plants,is as good an ex-ample as any. The larvcc of. Fig. 145.— Larva of Datana Moth. the hand-maid moths of the genus Datana, also hibernateas pupae in the ground. The ministra, or yellow-neckedapple-tree
Nature biographies; the lives of some every-day butterflies; moths; grasshoppers and flies . Fig. 144. — The Tomato Worm, There are various larvae of the great family Noctuidae— the night-flying moths — that have the same habit ofgoing into the ground in autumn for the purpose of pu-pation. Perhapsthe familiarzebra-caterpillar,which feedsupon cabbage,peas, and a con-siderable varietyof other plants,is as good an ex-ample as any. The larvcc of. Fig. 145.— Larva of Datana Moth. the hand-maid moths of the genus Datana, also hibernateas pupae in the ground. The ministra, or yellow-neckedapple-tree caterpillar, is one of the most familiar species 159 Nature Biographies. of this genus. One of these larv^ is represented 145 in the pecuhar attitude it assumes when dis-turbed. These insects feed in colonies, devouring thefoHage as they go, so that their presence is generallyshown by the denuded branches of their full grown they descend to the ground and pupatein cells in the soil, remaining unchanged until early the folio wins: summer. IV. THE ADULT. Very few Orthoptera pass the winter as these are the grouse locusts, which late inautumn or early in spring, as well as in mild weatherduring winter when no snow is on the ground, mayoften be found under the edges of stones, logs, orboards, or among the fallen leaves along the borders ofwoods. These insects hibernate in this adult condition,rely
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