. As nature shows them : moths and butterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains : with over 400 photographic illustrations in the text and many transfers of species from life. Lepidoptera; Nature prints. 94 MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. seems to be more plentiful in the Soutli tlian the North, and is, I be- lieve, a rare insect in New England. We now come to the two genera CitJicroiu'x and JlJdrles, the royal moths, both represented by large species. They are very stout-bodied moths and hairy or woolly. The antennoi of the males are broadly pectinated for two-thirds of their length,
. As nature shows them : moths and butterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains : with over 400 photographic illustrations in the text and many transfers of species from life. Lepidoptera; Nature prints. 94 MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. seems to be more plentiful in the Soutli tlian the North, and is, I be- lieve, a rare insect in New England. We now come to the two genera CitJicroiu'x and JlJdrles, the royal moths, both represented by large species. They are very stout-bodied moths and hairy or woolly. The antennoi of the males are broadly pectinated for two-thirds of their length, the same organs of the females being simple. Their wings are strong, Imt they fly only by night. The larva' are armed with horns on tlie forward part of their bodies and are also somewhat hairy. They spin no cocoons, but pass the winter in tlie [)Upa state under ground. Tlie clirysalis is spiny on the abdominal segments, doubtless to enable it to push itself up to the surface when the moth is about to break the Citlierouia regalis. Male. Citheronia reuaVis is a large and strikingly marked insect, and is not rare in the South and West, where the caterpillar feeds on the leaves of the walnut, hickory, butternut and persimmon. The sexes frequently differ very much in size, although similarly marked. A good-sized male will measure four inches across its expanded wings, and a female six or more. I have a grand female specimen of this insect from Gainesville, Xa., wliicli is nearl}' seven inches 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 Denton, Sherman F. (Sherman Foote), 1856-1937; Bayer, Frederick M. , former owner. DSI. Boston : J. B. Millet
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