. [Report of the commissioners] [microform] : appendices C to F inclusive, containing evidence taken by the commissioners, special reports, etc. in vols. III, IV and V. Agriculture; Natural history; Agriculture; Sciences naturelles. 'km INSE' TS AND INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS. 69 a tention the other After severe weather, when it might have been expected that ahnost all insect hfe would be destroyed, especially auythinj so delicate in structure as these moths are, they may be met with in the flving about in all directions Thev seen, in fact, to a great amount of cold to fully
. [Report of the commissioners] [microform] : appendices C to F inclusive, containing evidence taken by the commissioners, special reports, etc. in vols. III, IV and V. Agriculture; Natural history; Agriculture; Sciences naturelles. 'km INSE' TS AND INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS. 69 a tention the other After severe weather, when it might have been expected that ahnost all insect hfe would be destroyed, especially auythinj so delicate in structure as these moths are, they may be met with in the flving about in all directions Thev seen, in fact, to a great amount of cold to fully them. The females of ve V fP;^;^Vr'.r'''r"* r";f * '^'' r^'- ""'>' P"««''^«i»g P^^-'-r« ^f Aight. The female is ^ery much like the femah> On/^/ia, being a spider-like creature, with six Ion- k-s and a large body thickly with scales. She is very unattractive in appearance, while the ma e is a very beautiful indeed. A*rer copulation the female climbs up the tree an. deposits her eggs usually on the twigs. The larva, are hatched o-it in the sprin-/ and quite early in the summer attain their growth. Their n^ethod ov vaikinc is bv looping their bodies, viz., by drawing the hinder feet close to the foi. .eet, a.^ain ex tending the latter, and so on. They are prettily striped with vellow and brown" After attaining its full growth-late in June, or early iu July-the insect descends to the earth and torims a cm-ysahs which remains undeveloped until the advent of the cold season, when tlie moth breaks through and escapes to perpetuate its species. {Fh/s. 74-77.) This insect ill;. 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 Ontario. Agricultural Commission (1880). [Toronto? : s. n. ]
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