. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. FOREST LIFE. 193 and other forest trees. It measures when full grown about three inches in length. It is pale bluish green, with a pearl-colored head. It has a pale yel- low stripe along each side of the body, and a trans- verse yellow line on the back between each two abdominal segments. The cocoon resembles that of the preceding species in form, but is very thin, con- taining but little silk. It is found on the surface of the ground beneath th
. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. FOREST LIFE. 193 and other forest trees. It measures when full grown about three inches in length. It is pale bluish green, with a pearl-colored head. It has a pale yel- low stripe along each side of the body, and a trans- verse yellow line on the back between each two abdominal segments. The cocoon resembles that of the preceding species in form, but is very thin, con- taining but little silk. It is found on the surface of the ground beneath the trees on which the larvae feed. The Promethea-MOTH, Callosamia promethea [Cal- lo-sa'mi-a pro-me'the-d).—The female moth of this spe- cies can be recognized by Fig. 157. The male differs. Fig. 157.—The Promethea-moth, femfile. SO greatly from the female that it is liable to be mis- taken for a distinct species. It is blackish, with the transverse lines very faint, and with the spot near the center of each wing wanting or very faintly indi-. 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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