. Elementary entomology. Insects. of each abdominal segment, and with numerous small orange- colored tubercles with metallic reflections. The cocoon is oval, usually wrapped in a leaf, and is attached to the twigs of trees and shrubs. The luna moth (Actia lima] is a brilliant green species with long tails pro- jecting from the hind- wings ; it is frequently attracted to lights on warm evenings of early summer. Each wing bears a small eyespot, and the anterior margin of the fore-wings is purplish. The larvae feed on the leaves of wal- nut, hickory, and forest trees. Possibly our most common spe
. Elementary entomology. Insects. of each abdominal segment, and with numerous small orange- colored tubercles with metallic reflections. The cocoon is oval, usually wrapped in a leaf, and is attached to the twigs of trees and shrubs. The luna moth (Actia lima] is a brilliant green species with long tails pro- jecting from the hind- wings ; it is frequently attracted to lights on warm evenings of early summer. Each wing bears a small eyespot, and the anterior margin of the fore-wings is purplish. The larvae feed on the leaves of wal- nut, hickory, and forest trees. Possibly our most common species is the cecropia moth (Samia cecropia) whose long brown cocoons are fre- quently found on fruit and shade trees. The moths are a dusky, reddish brown, and may be readily recog- nized from Fig. 341. The caterpillar is three or four inches long, of a bright green color, with six prom- inent tubercles on the thoracic segments, - - the first four coral-red and the hinder two yellow, - and with smaller, similar yellow tubercles on the back of the abdom- inal segments. They feed commonly on fruit and shade trees, but are never numerous enough to do much damage. The cocoons of a. FIG. 341. The cecropia moth (Samia cecropia}, larva, cocoon, and moth at rest. (All reduced) (Photograph by Weed). 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 Sanderson, Dwight, 1878-1944; Jackson, C. F. (Cicero Floyd), b. 1882. Boston, New York [etc. ] Ginn and Company
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