. Elementary studies in insect life. Insects. der head with maxillary tenta- cles coiled around it. Photo- graphed from nature. X 6. from them by their large size, darker color, and spinous covering; also by their position, since the proboscis is situated between them. The female Promiba moth rests quietly during the clay, head down ward in the blos- som of the yucca. About sun- sct, or soon after dark, she may be seen running np to the top of one of the stamens, and col- lecting pollen from the anthers by extending the tentacles and proboscis ont over the stamens, FIG. 97. Head of Pronuba giv
. Elementary studies in insect life. Insects. der head with maxillary tenta- cles coiled around it. Photo- graphed from nature. X 6. from them by their large size, darker color, and spinous covering; also by their position, since the proboscis is situated between them. The female Promiba moth rests quietly during the clay, head down ward in the blos- som of the yucca. About sun- sct, or soon after dark, she may be seen running np to the top of one of the stamens, and col- lecting pollen from the anthers by extending the tentacles and proboscis ont over the stamens, FIG. 97. Head of Pronuba giving her a firmer hold upon moth, showing pollen-mass un- -, , . •, the stamen and bringing the head close to the anthers. She now moves her head back and forth, using the maxillary palpi to scrape the pollen from the anthers toward the tentacles. The pollen gath- ered, she packs it in a little pellet under her head, using her front feet as well as the tenta- cles. Then she goes to a second stamen, collects more in the same way, and then to another, until she has collected a pollen- mass larger than her head. (Fig. 97.) She generally flies to another flower to rest awhile, head downward. After resting, ^ 9g Ovipositor of Pro. in SOme Cases Ollly a few mill- nuba moth for insertion of egg . in deep ovary of yucca lily. utes, in others a much longer (After. 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 Hunter, Samuel John, 1866-1946. Topeka, Kan. , Crane & company
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