. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. 22 obscurity. From the fact of its affecting only the new and tender growth we should inter that some atmospheric agency is j)iobably concerned in the production and propogation of this disease. At present we have no remedy to suggest. ON SOME OF OUR COMMON INSECTS, By W. Sadnders, Thi; Cecropia uIoth (Attacus Cecropia, Linn.) Among the many beautiful and wonderful insects native to this country, there is lone which excites yearly more wonder and astonishment than the cecropia moth. Its size is eno
. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. 22 obscurity. From the fact of its affecting only the new and tender growth we should inter that some atmospheric agency is j)iobably concerned in the production and propogation of this disease. At present we have no remedy to suggest. ON SOME OF OUR COMMON INSECTS, By W. Sadnders, Thi; Cecropia uIoth (Attacus Cecropia, Linn.) Among the many beautiful and wonderful insects native to this country, there is lone which excites yearly more wonder and astonishment than the cecropia moth. Its size is enormous, measuring when its wings are spread from five and a half to six and a half inches icross, and sometimes even more while its beauty is proportionate to its size. The accom- panying figure 17 (after Riley) is a fvithful representation of this magnificent creature. Both front and hind wings are of a rich brown, the anterior pair greyish, shaded^with^red, Fio. the more uniformi' , near the middle of e;i<.li nl the wings there is a nearly kidney shaped white spot shaded more or less with red, and margined with black. A wavy dull red band each of the wings, edged inside on the front wings more or less faintly ?with white, while on the hind pair the band is widely and clearly margined with the same color. The outer edges of the wings are of a pale silky brown in which on the anterior pair runs an irregular dull black line, which on the hind wings is replnced by a narrow, double broken band of the same hue. The front wings next to the shoulders are dull red, with a curved white and black band, varying much in di^-tiuetness in different specimens, and near their tips, there is an eyelike black spot with a bluish white crescent. The upper side of the. 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 th
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