. Nature sketches in temperate America, a series of sketches and a popular account of insects, birds, and plants, treated from some aspects of their evolution and ecological relations . The Puss Caterpillar (Ceriira miiltiseripta) on a ivilloir leaf, in a state of excitement, displaying the irhip-lashes at the end of the body. The loiuer figure in the moth of^ this species. 156 NATURE SKETCHES IN TEMPERATE AMERICA cater])illar »radually turned around within its narrow quarters,doul)ling up its tjody to do so. All this time its liead was keptbusily in motion attaching silken strands, and giving
. Nature sketches in temperate America, a series of sketches and a popular account of insects, birds, and plants, treated from some aspects of their evolution and ecological relations . The Puss Caterpillar (Ceriira miiltiseripta) on a ivilloir leaf, in a state of excitement, displaying the irhip-lashes at the end of the body. The loiuer figure in the moth of^ this species. 156 NATURE SKETCHES IN TEMPERATE AMERICA cater])illar »radually turned around within its narrow quarters,doul)ling up its tjody to do so. All this time its liead was keptbusily in motion attaching silken strands, and giving its atten-tion to the unfinished open portion. In the course of the nearly completed cocoon had attained sufficientparchment-like density to obscure the larva within. I have seen the cocoon of one of these larvie fastened to abranch, the surface having bits of bark and wood ■V-i. K. attached to it. <C \. <4tt£^ ^^^ puss-moth, as shown in ourjW^ „/^>-.^,, drawing with the second photographic illus-tration, appears inJ u n e. Like thecaterpillar it is subject to consider-able variation in markings. <f1 The Aciiemon Sphinx and ItsTailed Larva NE of the handsomest moths foundduring August is the Achemon sphinx,shown in the initial illustration. Lin-nseus is said to have long ago appliedthe name Sphinx to this type of mothsfrom a fanciful resemblance of the caterpillar to the Egyp-tian sphinx. The caterpillar of the Sphingidse behaves in apeculiar manner. On the approach of danger they assimiethe so-called sphinx attitude, and if seized or touched, theyforcibly throw themselves from one side to the other, seem-ingly attempting to terrify their enemy. The Achemoncaterpillar in the accompanying plate illustration shows thissingular attitude. The first three segments are retractedwithin the fourth segment, and in this position they remainimmovab
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