. The butterfly book; a popular guide to a knowledge of the butterflies of North America. Butterflies -- North America. Chalcosiidae These soldier-like files are formed by worms in black and yellow uniforms which produce a moth popularly known as the American Procris. The eggs from which they hatch are laid in small clusters on the under side of the leaves, and while the worms are small, they leave un- touched the most deli- cate veins of the leaf which then presents the appearance of fine net- work, as shown in the right of the figure (211); but when they become older and stronger they devour
. The butterfly book; a popular guide to a knowledge of the butterflies of North America. Butterflies -- North America. Chalcosiidae These soldier-like files are formed by worms in black and yellow uniforms which produce a moth popularly known as the American Procris. The eggs from which they hatch are laid in small clusters on the under side of the leaves, and while the worms are small, they leave un- touched the most deli- cate veins of the leaf which then presents the appearance of fine net- work, as shown in the right of the figure (211); but when they become older and stronger they devour all but the larger ribs, as shown at the left of the fio;ure. . .. Fi< 211. — llarrishia anieritiDta. (After Riley.) Larvae. grown When full these worms disperse over the vines or forsake them entirely, and each spins for itself a small, tough, whitish, flattened cocoon, within which, in about three days, it changes to a chrysalis, three tenths of an inch long, broad, flattened, and of a light shining yellowish-brown color. In about ten days afterwards the moths begin to ; The insect is double-brooded. It is common in the Appala- chian subregion, ranging from the Atlantic to the borders of the Great Plains in the West. FAMILY CHALCOSIID/E " Daughters of the ; —De La Fontaine. This family is represented in our fauna by but a single insect, belonging to the genus Gingla. established by Walker. It is an obscure little moth known as Gingla laterculae Dvar. Its habi- *;it is Arizona. 313. 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 Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932. Garden City, N. Y. , Doubleday, Page & Co.
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