. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. i'iutficr ft'mordUi, lihi/.isti. persmiHnrUi. I'i'm' ffiiji's. It'llnctniiim ijrosiiiirin^ i\v\a certain pores planed un tlie sides of the body, just above the spiracles. This feat they can repeat six or seven times in succession. When they have eaten their way to the next stage of existence, they s]tin a cocoon of a brownish colour and of a strintiy, tough eousisteiiey, and either suspend it to the branches of the tree on which they luive i)e'
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. i'iutficr ft'mordUi, lihi/.isti. persmiHnrUi. I'i'm' ffiiji's. It'llnctniiim ijrosiiiirin^ i\v\a certain pores planed un tlie sides of the body, just above the spiracles. This feat they can repeat six or seven times in succession. When they have eaten their way to the next stage of existence, they s]tin a cocoon of a brownish colour and of a strintiy, tough eousisteiiey, and either suspend it to the branches of the tree on which they luive i)e'en teeduig, or hide it under fallen leaves. In this cocoon they remain for a comparatively shnit time, and then emerge as perfect insects. The terrilile TiJltNii'-KLY {AtliaJla aintifoUw) belongs to this familv. The larva of this siiecies IS popularly called the Nigger, on account of its bhudc colour. A species of Athaha may be seen in the engraving on ])age -tliS, and is the smallest of the three flying insects at the upper part of the illustration. The larva of this species feeds ui)oii the varums cabbages, eating away tlu; whole of the soft green parts of the leaves, and only â ':!â (â > â â â ''mi ',.». 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge
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