. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. Fig. 212.—Larva of the tiger swallow-tall on its Fig. 213.—The zebra-swallow-tail. it rests when not feeding; when nearly full grown, instead of spinning a simple carpet as before, it stretches a web across the hollow of a leaf, and thus makes a spring bed upon which it sleeps. The zebra swallow-tail, Iphiclides ajax {Iph-i-clides a'jax).—This butterfly (Fig. 213) has the wings crossed by several bands of greenish white. Three distinct for
. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. Fig. 212.—Larva of the tiger swallow-tall on its Fig. 213.—The zebra-swallow-tail. it rests when not feeding; when nearly full grown, instead of spinning a simple carpet as before, it stretches a web across the hollow of a leaf, and thus makes a spring bed upon which it sleeps. The zebra swallow-tail, Iphiclides ajax {Iph-i-clides a'jax).—This butterfly (Fig. 213) has the wings crossed by several bands of greenish white. Three distinct forms of this species occur; these differ in size, in the length of the tails of the hind wings, and in the time of appearance. The one figured here is the early-sprirlg 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 Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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