. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY. 209 cent-like spot, while a wavy line, similar in coloration, runs along each wing nearly parallel with the outer margin and about three fourths of an inch from it. Near the tip of each front wing there is an oval black spot with a small white cres- cent on its inner edge. The body is of a brick red color, with rings of white and dark brown on each segment of the abdo- Fig. 13.—The Cecropia Moth and its Cocoon (reduced). This moth, which is called the cecropia moth, being known to science as Samia cecropia, emerges from
. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY. 209 cent-like spot, while a wavy line, similar in coloration, runs along each wing nearly parallel with the outer margin and about three fourths of an inch from it. Near the tip of each front wing there is an oval black spot with a small white cres- cent on its inner edge. The body is of a brick red color, with rings of white and dark brown on each segment of the abdo- Fig. 13.—The Cecropia Moth and its Cocoon (reduced). This moth, which is called the cecropia moth, being known to science as Samia cecropia, emerges from a large silken cocoon, like that shown in Fig. 13. These cocoons may be found in winter upon a variety of trees and shrubs; if brought in doors and kept in a cool room, they will yield the moth in the early summer. When at liberty these moths deposit their eggs on many sorts of fruit, forest, and shade trees, the eggs hatching into caterpillars that feed upon the foliage of the tree. The caterpillars grow during the summer, and early in autumn spin the large loose silken cocoons, within which. 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 New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station. [Hanover, N. H. ] : New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station
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