. Elements of zoology, to accompany the field and laboratory study of animals. Zoology. which are never of great size. They are destructive species wliich infest apple trees ami even forest trees (Figs. 45 and 4(j). Eggs are laid in a ring-like cluster around a twig (Fig. 47). Here they pass the winter and hatch out in the spring as young larvae. The larvae are gregarious and spin a tent-like web, on which they live when not feeding (Fig. 48). When , ^ ^ J, ^, . Fici. 46.âAdult ready to transform, they spui a nuiieot cocoon made of a j'ellow powder tainpa. From lif{'. Nat. size. mixed
. Elements of zoology, to accompany the field and laboratory study of animals. Zoology. which are never of great size. They are destructive species wliich infest apple trees ami even forest trees (Figs. 45 and 4(j). Eggs are laid in a ring-like cluster around a twig (Fig. 47). Here they pass the winter and hatch out in the spring as young larvae. The larvae are gregarious and spin a tent-like web, on which they live when not feeding (Fig. 48). When , ^ ^ J, ^, . Fici. 46.âAdult ready to transform, they spui a nuiieot cocoon made of a j'ellow powder tainpa. From lif{'. Nat. size. mixed with silk. Photo, by V. The Owlet moths (Noctui- ^- ^â da;') are night fliers and are attracted by our lamjilights. They are the most numerous of all our moths, eighteen hundred species being known from our country. Among the largest members of this grou]) are the Catocala - moths already r(>ferred to. Here also are placed the boll-worm, which eats cotton- FiG. â.\dult fenial(> of Cli- siocainpa cUs- stria. From life. Nat. size. Pho- to. ) V. H. 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 Davenport, Charles Benedict, 1866-1944; Davenport, Gertrude Anna Crotty, 1866- joint author. New York, Macmillan
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