Half hours with insects . s a groundcolor the peculiar green of fresh pine needles, with redstripes and bars corresponding in tone to the red sheaths ofthe needles. The leaves of the Austrian i)ine are devouredby a saw fly larva (Lyda, Fig. 202) which is reddish olivegreen with reddish and purple patches and lines. The Abia(jf the Tartarean honeysuckle (Fig. 203) is of a peculiar 9 266 HALF HOURS WITH INSECTS. [Packard. pale bluish green color, somewhat resembling the peculiarglaucous green hue of the leaf on which it feeds. It is gen-erally overlooked until the bushes are stri[)ped. This worm
Half hours with insects . s a groundcolor the peculiar green of fresh pine needles, with redstripes and bars corresponding in tone to the red sheaths ofthe needles. The leaves of the Austrian i)ine are devouredby a saw fly larva (Lyda, Fig. 202) which is reddish olivegreen with reddish and purple patches and lines. The Abia(jf the Tartarean honeysuckle (Fig. 203) is of a peculiar 9 266 HALF HOURS WITH INSECTS. [Packard. pale bluish green color, somewhat resembling the peculiarglaucous green hue of the leaf on which it feeds. It is gen-erally overlooked until the bushes are stri[)ped. This wormdoes not seem to be eaten by birds, probably on account ofthe fluid which is suddenly poured out through the pores inthe sides of the body when it is disturbed. The false cater-nillar of the currant saw fly is rarely eaten by birds andenjoys an unusual immunity ; so also the pear slug () perhaps if not on account of its resemblance to a slug(for slugs are greedily devoured by birds), possibly on Fig. 204. Fig.
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