Half hours with insects . \a^-j.^* V ^^ ^> Endropia. Pliasiane. (Fig. 147), which, as the name of the latter indicates, is richin the possession of gold and silver spots on its wings ; visitin tlie biight sunshine the flowers of the golden rod and theaster, busily engaged in collecting pollen, and unconsciousagents in fertilizing the flowers of these showy plants, whichdo little harm, but in early autumn impart a gay, rich color Fig. Owlet Moth (Cucullia), after Lintncr. to our sombre fields ; and thus in more ways than one theseinsects of the field cheer up the melancholy days of
Half hours with insects . \a^-j.^* V ^^ ^> Endropia. Pliasiane. (Fig. 147), which, as the name of the latter indicates, is richin the possession of gold and silver spots on its wings ; visitin tlie biight sunshine the flowers of the golden rod and theaster, busily engaged in collecting pollen, and unconsciousagents in fertilizing the flowers of these showy plants, whichdo little harm, but in early autumn impart a gay, rich color Fig. Owlet Moth (Cucullia), after Lintncr. to our sombre fields ; and thus in more ways than one theseinsects of the field cheer up the melancholy days of generation of moths is maintained late in Septemberby the delicate Chain moth (Fig. 148, Zerene catenaria andlarva) which flutters over the golden rods and sweet fern ;•From Haydens Report oif the Geology, etc., of the U. S. Territories. 3 196 HALF HOURS WITH INSECTS. [Packard. Fig. UG. while later still in warm days in November and sometimesevery winter month, and in early, preternaturally warmspring dajs, the male canker worm flutters helplessly aboutour orchards and fences. The tiger beetles (Cicindela ; Fig,149, C. sex-guttata) are essentially field insects, loving thesandy banks of streams, the yig. and sunn}paths ; andthe different months of springand summer witness the arri-val of different species. When a tree is separatedfrom its fellows and left stand-ing in a field, it becomes thecentre of attack of ma
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