. The moth book [microform] : a popular guide to a knowledge of the moths of North America. Moths; Papillons nocturnes; Papillons nocturnes; Moths. fc- '1 Pio. of Buck-mot (After Rilay.) tuuniUa the ground. The moths emerge in the fall, though a few winter over in the soil until the next spring, when they emerge, or they may even remain dormant until the following fall. The wings are semi-translucent, and in some â specimens are apparently almost devoid of B scales. The insects are diurnal, or semi<repus- I^L cular in their habit, and I have never known ^H them to be attracted to artificial
. The moth book [microform] : a popular guide to a knowledge of the moths of North America. Moths; Papillons nocturnes; Papillons nocturnes; Moths. fc- '1 Pio. of Buck-mot (After Rilay.) tuuniUa the ground. The moths emerge in the fall, though a few winter over in the soil until the next spring, when they emerge, or they may even remain dormant until the following fall. The wings are semi-translucent, and in some â specimens are apparently almost devoid of B scales. The insects are diurnal, or semi<repus- I^L cular in their habit, and I have never known ^H them to be attracted to artificial light. The Hi name " Buck-moths " Is said to have been given Hp to them because they fly at the time when deer- |H~ stalking is in order. V The insect ranges from Maine and Nova I Scotia tc Florida W and westward to -Erp the eastern edge of the great plains. In the Carolinas it | is very common, especially in groves of the Black-jack Oak, which grow on barren up- lands. (a) Hemileuca neva- densis Stretch, Plate XI, Fig 3, i. (The Nevada Buck-moth.) Syn. califomica Wright: arUmis Packard. This species, which closely resembles the pre- ceding, may be distin- guished from it by the much wider expanse of the transverse discal bands in both wings, and the much redder tuft of anal hairs. It may be a mere local race of Hemileuca maia, authors have recently accorded it specific rank. (i) Hemileuca juno Packard, Plate XII, Fig. 8, i . (The Juno Moth.) Syn. yavapai Neuinosgen. 91. Buck-moth; mature larva; b, pupa; c-d, bristles oa larvie in first stage; e, thoracic spine in second stBKc; /. spine in third stage; g, spine in fifth stage. (After Riley ) but most. 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 Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932. Toronto : W. Briggs
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