. Butterfly and moth book [microform] : personal studies and observations of the more familiar species. Butterflies; Papillons; Papillons nocturnes; Moths. BUTTERFLY AND MOTH BOOK. in a cobweb blanket of white silk. I concluded that these specimens had died during their pupa period and that there would be no eggs, and was about to dispose of the lot when I noticed a wee crawler issue from the head end of the pupa-case. It made its way through the intricate meshes of the enveloping silk and was soon followed by another small caterpillar. What did it mean ? Were the larvee the children of some i
. Butterfly and moth book [microform] : personal studies and observations of the more familiar species. Butterflies; Papillons; Papillons nocturnes; Moths. BUTTERFLY AND MOTH BOOK. in a cobweb blanket of white silk. I concluded that these specimens had died during their pupa period and that there would be no eggs, and was about to dispose of the lot when I noticed a wee crawler issue from the head end of the pupa-case. It made its way through the intricate meshes of the enveloping silk and was soon followed by another small caterpillar. What did it mean ? Were the larvee the children of some ichneumon fly ? No, for they travelled in the same ridiculous tipped-up po- sition as had those which I had found in the jar the day before. I looked carefully at the chrysalis. It showed plainly reddish thoracic segments and dark abdominal ones. Truly, it must be the pupa-case of the Bag-worm, but if so, where was the moth ? I was more than glad that I had so large a collection of Bag-worm homes. I could afford to risk spoiling some in order that I might learn this mystery of the insect's life. My good friend Louise, who is always interested in my in- vestigations, joined me, and together we cut open specimen after specimen. Finally, at the lower end of one bag we found the key to the riddle. It was a head and shrivelled skin, but not of a caterpillar; in fact, the caterpillar skin was still attached to the caudal end of the chrysalis. We had found all that was left of the mother moth. In other bag-houses we discovered similar remains, though, as a rule, they had entirely disap- peared. It seemed that the moths had used their discarded chrys- alides as receptacles for their honey-yellow eggs, which we 124 They ' r tvelled on the under side of a leaf or twig. 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 Ro
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