Entomology for beginners; for the use of young folks, fruitgrowers, farmers, and gardeners; . G. 229.—Sorrel-leaf cut Walks ! by a caterpillar. Another order of rolls are those made by the leaf-rolling weevils, whose very long snouts haveshort jaws at the end, to aid in the work; though, judg-ing by the readiness with which they use their feet,there seems to be some intelligence lodged in thoseappendages. The singular thimble-like rolls of A tMnbusrhois may be found in June and July on the about to lay her eggs, the female begins to eat aslit near the base of the leaf, on each side
Entomology for beginners; for the use of young folks, fruitgrowers, farmers, and gardeners; . G. 229.—Sorrel-leaf cut Walks ! by a caterpillar. Another order of rolls are those made by the leaf-rolling weevils, whose very long snouts haveshort jaws at the end, to aid in the work; though, judg-ing by the readiness with which they use their feet,there seems to be some intelligence lodged in thoseappendages. The singular thimble-like rolls of A tMnbusrhois may be found in June and July on the about to lay her eggs, the female begins to eat aslit near the base of the leaf, on each side of the midrib andat right angles to it, so that the leaf may be folded beginning to roll up the leaf she gnaws the stemnearly off, so that, after the roll is made and has dried forperhaps a day, it is easily detached by the wind and falls tothe ground. Then folding the leaf, she tightly rolls it up,neatly tucking in the ends, until a compact, cylindrical,solid mass of vegetation is formed. Before the leaf is en-tirely rolled, she deposits a single egg, rarely two, in the. INSECT-ARCHITECTURE. 181 middle, next to the midrib, where it lies loosely in a littlecavity. While all this is going on her consort stands nearby, and she occasionally runs to him to receive his caresses,again resuming her work. These rolls remain on theA bushes sometimes for sev- eral days, but probablydrop by the time the larvaescapes from the egg; andit seems probable that thegrub uses the roll for ashelter until it maturesand is ready to enter onits transformations to abeetle. Another speciesfound on the oak doesnot devote the whole leafto a single roll, for three
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