. Butterfly and moth book [microform] : personal studies and observations of the more familiar species. Butterflies; Papillons; Papillons nocturnes; Moths. BUTTERFLY AND MOTH BOOK The only plants within e»iiy reach were clover and gvtM, so these were tried. The clover was encoun- tered first, and I thought the larva was going to take a bite, because it sniffed at the weed for a time, but finally passed on and came to the grass. Then what a change! The green "worm" had found its own, and it ate, and it ate, and it ate, and then it rested, and I could just feel the silent contentment t
. Butterfly and moth book [microform] : personal studies and observations of the more familiar species. Butterflies; Papillons; Papillons nocturnes; Moths. BUTTERFLY AND MOTH BOOK The only plants within e»iiy reach were clover and gvtM, so these were tried. The clover was encoun- tered first, and I thought the larva was going to take a bite, because it sniffed at the weed for a time, but finally passed on and came to the grass. Then what a change! The green "worm" had found its own, and it ate, and it ate, and it ate, and then it rested, and I could just feel the silent contentment that radiated from its swelling body. To me there is no time in the life of the lepidopterous in- sects when they are so interesting as during their creeping days, if we can overcome our dislike for crawling things sufficiently to study them in this state we shall learn how clever they are and how wonderfully they construct their homes. Like little artisans they excavate in the ground, work in wood, make log houses, cut and sew leaves into tents, spin fine silk, and build suspension bridges over which they pass and repass. Every caterpillar has a head and a body with twelve segments. On the three segments at the back of the head are to be found the six true feet, and usually there are fleshy prolegs on the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and twelfth segments. All or part of the prolegs are wanting in certain species, but the true legs are always present. If We remember this, it is not dif- 6. The log bouae of a csterpilUr. 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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