. Australian insects. Insects. LEPIDOPTERA. 277 by the copper coloured blotch on the apical portion of the fore-wings. We now come to an anomalous f^roup, whose exact place in the classification of Lepidoptera has puzzled entomolo- gists, but which is usually placed at the end of this family. These are the Cryptophaginae, whose larvae, naked, slender caterpillars, live in shallow chambers or short tun-. Fig. lA2.—Cryptophaga unipunctata (Donovan). The Cherry-stem Borer, showing the larva. nels in the branches of the smaller forest trees. They cover the entrance to their burrow with a screen of
. Australian insects. Insects. LEPIDOPTERA. 277 by the copper coloured blotch on the apical portion of the fore-wings. We now come to an anomalous f^roup, whose exact place in the classification of Lepidoptera has puzzled entomolo- gists, but which is usually placed at the end of this family. These are the Cryptophaginae, whose larvae, naked, slender caterpillars, live in shallow chambers or short tun-. Fig. lA2.—Cryptophaga unipunctata (Donovan). The Cherry-stem Borer, showing the larva. nels in the branches of the smaller forest trees. They cover the entrance to their burrow with a screen of loose silken web covered with gnawed bark and droppings. Resting during the day, they come out at night and, biting off some of the leaves, drag them down into the burrow (the ends often sticking out through the web) to feed on at their. 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 Froggatt, W. W. (Walter Wilson), 1858-; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS; Tippmann Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. Sydney, W. Brooks
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