. Animal activities : a first book in zoölogy. Zoology; Animal behavior. BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS. 51 during a single season they would kill all vegetation on the earth. The number of eggs deposited is enormous, and the few which reach the caterpillar stage make great havoc with our orchards, and often with our shade-trees. The gypsy-moth alone, in spite. Fig. 52.—The Kallima. natural size. Drawn by A. E. Sanford. of great efforts, still does much damage. The number and activity of caterpillar and butterfly enemies in most cases holds them in check and allows onh' a small number to come to maturi
. Animal activities : a first book in zoölogy. Zoology; Animal behavior. BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS. 51 during a single season they would kill all vegetation on the earth. The number of eggs deposited is enormous, and the few which reach the caterpillar stage make great havoc with our orchards, and often with our shade-trees. The gypsy-moth alone, in spite. Fig. 52.—The Kallima. natural size. Drawn by A. E. Sanford. of great efforts, still does much damage. The number and activity of caterpillar and butterfly enemies in most cases holds them in check and allows onh' a small number to come to maturit}-. Both two-winged and four-winged flies deposit their eggs on the larvae or pupae of butterflies or moths. When these eggs hatch they produce larVcX which feed on the fat and muscle of their involuntar}- host and finally destro}' its life. A living, but nearly dead, caterpillar bearing on. 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 French, Nathaniel S. (Nathaniel Stowers), 1854-. New York ; London : Longmans, Green, and Co.
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