. As nature shows them : moths and butterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains : with over 400 photographic illustrations in the text and many transfers of species from life. Lepidoptera; Nature prints. 126 MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. yellow and seem to be thinly covered with scales, rendering them semi-transparent. Sevei'al rows of whitish, silvery spots cross the fore wings and between tliem is a tine sti[)ple of brown dots. We \r Halisidota tessellata. liave otlier species of tnssock moths whicli closely rescndjle the fore- going, l)oth in the larval and perfect state. Oy<ll
. As nature shows them : moths and butterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains : with over 400 photographic illustrations in the text and many transfers of species from life. Lepidoptera; Nature prints. 126 MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. yellow and seem to be thinly covered with scales, rendering them semi-transparent. Sevei'al rows of whitish, silvery spots cross the fore wings and between tliem is a tine sti[)ple of brown dots. We \r Halisidota tessellata. liave otlier species of tnssock moths whicli closely rescndjle the fore- going, l)oth in the larval and perfect state. Oy<lll'ui leiicoHtigma is interesting from the fact that the female is a wingless, grub-like creature, looking little like her mate which, although plain grayish-brown in color, has broad wings and can Larva of Orgyia leucostignia. The caterpillar is one of our liandsomest, being striped with yellow, brown, green and lilac, sparsely clothed with wliite hairs on the sides with two long plumes of brown liairs next the head, a similar plume on the posterior end of the bod}' and four short, tliiek, white puffs on the back. Its head is red, and there are two red warts near the tail. The insect feeds on apple, sometimes doing a good deal of damage, spins a thin cocoon frequently on the tree trunk, and upon emerging, the female lays her eggs on the top of tlie cocoon, cover-. 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 Denton, Sherman F. (Sherman Foote), 1856-1937; Bayer, Frederick M. , former owner. DSI. Boston : J. B. Millet
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