Agriculture . Fig. 30.—A While , a scaly-win jed insect, a is the caterpillar or larva,and b is the chrysalis or i) moths usually fly about at night and the butterflies in if we examine the feelers or antenna; we see that those ofthe moths are usually feathered, while those of the butterfliesare more or less thread-like and knobbed at the end. We canreadily observe the changes in the common butterflies. Theeggs are laid on the leaves of trees. Little, crawling, bristlycaterpillars are hatched from these eggs. They grow in size,and it is only while in this la
Agriculture . Fig. 30.—A While , a scaly-win jed insect, a is the caterpillar or larva,and b is the chrysalis or i) moths usually fly about at night and the butterflies in if we examine the feelers or antenna; we see that those ofthe moths are usually feathered, while those of the butterfliesare more or less thread-like and knobbed at the end. We canreadily observe the changes in the common butterflies. Theeggs are laid on the leaves of trees. Little, crawling, bristlycaterpillars are hatched from these eggs. They grow in size,and it is only while in this larval state that that they aredestructive. The caterpillars do injury principally to the plantsof the garden, orchard, and forest. The pupa of a butterflyis called a chrysalis. It is usually rough and angular, whereasthat of a moth is smooth and oval and often covered with asilky cocoon. From the chrysalis later on there comes forth abeautiful butterfly. INSECTS OF THE FIELD. 79 Beetles are so common that nearly every person is familiarwith their appearance. Some are very small; those found in thiscountry are usually not larger than
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