. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. E\ED HA'\\K MOTH short, and the wings expand about six inches. The enormous yellowish-green caterpilla stripes on the sides, feeds on various plants, including the potato, and has actually been sometimes mistaken for the Colorado Potato Beetle ! The Moth is capable of producing a sound resembling the squeaking of a mouse, and will sometimes enter hives to feast on the honey. It is supposed that its squeak overawes the Bees, in the same manner as the voice of their own queen. I may here mention that I once knew a German artisan who was an e
. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. E\ED HA'\\K MOTH short, and the wings expand about six inches. The enormous yellowish-green caterpilla stripes on the sides, feeds on various plants, including the potato, and has actually been sometimes mistaken for the Colorado Potato Beetle ! The Moth is capable of producing a sound resembling the squeaking of a mouse, and will sometimes enter hives to feast on the honey. It is supposed that its squeak overawes the Bees, in the same manner as the voice of their own queen. I may here mention that I once knew a German artisan who was an enthusiastic collector of Butter- flies and Moths, and when he was dying he requested a friend to place a specimen of this insect ingly done. The tyj)e of the Sphingidm is the Privet Hawk Moth (Sphinx ligustri). with. CHRYSALIS OF DEATH S HEAD HAWK MOTH. lis breast in his coffin, 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 Duncan, P. Martin (Peter Martin), 1821-1891; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. London [etc] Cassell & Company, Limited
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