. Eyes and no eyes. 1. Privet Hawk-moth2. Caterpillar,8 Chrysalis. 4. Tiger Moth. 6. Cleaiwing Moth FAMILIAR MOTHS. 21 find it resting on the leaves of the willow or does not fly about much, for it has no trunk, anddoes not eat any food during its short moth only wants to find a place on which to lay itseggs, which will hatch into a naked red grub. Thisgrub svill bore its way into the tree and live therefor years, eatingthe ^vood. Many mothgrubs live insidetrunks an d branches. If youlook over the cur-rant bushes on ahot summers dayyou ^vill often finda pretty little mothwith
. Eyes and no eyes. 1. Privet Hawk-moth2. Caterpillar,8 Chrysalis. 4. Tiger Moth. 6. Cleaiwing Moth FAMILIAR MOTHS. 21 find it resting on the leaves of the willow or does not fly about much, for it has no trunk, anddoes not eat any food during its short moth only wants to find a place on which to lay itseggs, which will hatch into a naked red grub. Thisgrub svill bore its way into the tree and live therefor years, eatingthe ^vood. Many mothgrubs live insidetrunks an d branches. If youlook over the cur-rant bushes on ahot summers dayyou ^vill often finda pretty little mothwith a narrowyellow and blackbody, thin legs,long feelers andclear transparentwings, very unlikemost moths. This is one of the Clear-wing-moths(5, Plate, p. 20), which have scales round the edge oftheir wings only. It is so lazy that you will easilycatch it, and it looks so like a gnat that it is calledthe Gnat Clearwing. This moth lays its eggs in thetwigs of the currant bushes, and its little yellowcaterpillar, with a
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