. Butterfly and moth book [microform] : personal studies and observations of the more familiar species. Butterflies; Papillons; Papillons nocturnes; Moths. BUTTERFLY AND MOTH BOOK larvae until they devel- oped into four brown pupe that could be seen through the skin of the depleted caterpillar. The next year and the next Mid still the next I found these "Puss" cat- erpillars, some small and some fully grown, but several seasons passed before I secured eggs, and then six came fra|^ my Vinton friend. '4. All were laid singly pn the under side of aspen leaves and^ with one ex- ception,
. Butterfly and moth book [microform] : personal studies and observations of the more familiar species. Butterflies; Papillons; Papillons nocturnes; Moths. BUTTERFLY AND MOTH BOOK larvae until they devel- oped into four brown pupe that could be seen through the skin of the depleted caterpillar. The next year and the next Mid still the next I found these "Puss" cat- erpillars, some small and some fully grown, but several seasons passed before I secured eggs, and then six came fra|^ my Vinton friend. '4. All were laid singly pn the under side of aspen leaves and^ with one ex- ception, at the extreme tip of the leaf. They were domeshaped, of a rich dark red-brown color, and had a leathery mrface. These eggs began to hatch on June twenty-ninth, and the Adh were not eaten by the larv», which emerged through openings on the skies. At birth the head of the young cater- pillar is large, out of all proportion to the size of its bodv, and this size is accentuated because on the first segment of the thorax there is a pair of appendages that stand o«t and simu- late pricked-up ears. The head and upper portion of the body are a light madder-red that soon deepens in tone, but the un- der surface, including the feet and prologs, remains pale but. On the back over the third and foarth segments and ag»n. LanrtB of " PuM " moth (two-thirds lifegiie). 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 Robertson-Miller, Ellen, 1859-1937. Toronto : McClelland & Goodchild
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