. Elementary entomology . Fig. 301. The squash-borer {Melittia satyrinifo7'mis Hbn.)- (Enlarged one third) (7, male moth ; ^, female with wings closed ; <-, eggs on squash stem ; d, larva; c, pupa ; f, cocoon for a few of the sphinx moths (which, however, are much larger) and one or two other families have species with wings almost wholly free from scales. The prominents (Notodontidae) are dull-colored, medium-sized moths, with a wing expanse of from one and one fourth to two inches, many of whose larvae bear strong humps or prominences which may have given rise to the common name of the fa
. Elementary entomology . Fig. 301. The squash-borer {Melittia satyrinifo7'mis Hbn.)- (Enlarged one third) (7, male moth ; ^, female with wings closed ; <-, eggs on squash stem ; d, larva; c, pupa ; f, cocoon for a few of the sphinx moths (which, however, are much larger) and one or two other families have species with wings almost wholly free from scales. The prominents (Notodontidae) are dull-colored, medium-sized moths, with a wing expanse of from one and one fourth to two inches, many of whose larvae bear strong humps or prominences which may have given rise to the common name of the family. The moths quite closely resemble the owlet moths, from which they can be distinguished only by an examination of the wing venation. The handmaid moths are of a reddish-brown color, with the fore- wings crossed with several darker brown lines, whose larvae have the peculiar habit of raising the head and tail and standing quite
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