. As nature shows them : moths and butterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains : with over 400 photographic illustrations in the text and many transfers of species from life. Lepidoptera; Nature prints. 46 MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. expanded Aviiigs, the fore wings being white with bhick dots, the hind wings dark gray. Depressaria robiiiiella. Depressarla rohinleUa. This moth expands three-fourths of an inch. The head and fore wings are reddish-brown spotted Avith j-el- low. The hind wings and body are gray. The green hirvse live on the leaves of the loeust and spin their webs am
. As nature shows them : moths and butterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains : with over 400 photographic illustrations in the text and many transfers of species from life. Lepidoptera; Nature prints. 46 MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. expanded Aviiigs, the fore wings being white with bhick dots, the hind wings dark gray. Depressaria robiiiiella. Depressarla rohinleUa. This moth expands three-fourths of an inch. The head and fore wings are reddish-brown spotted Avith j-el- low. The hind wings and body are gray. The green hirvse live on the leaves of the loeust and spin their webs among the leaves drawing them togetlier. They are very active creatures and in searching for them by pulling their wel)S apart they are very liable to wriggle away. The larvaj are said by Packard to })U})ate among fallen leaves on the ground. The genus Nepticula contains many very minute and yet many very beautiful species. To this genus belong the smallest of all known le})idopterous insects, many of tliem less tlian an eighth of an inch in expanse of wing. The larvte of these minute insects mine in the leaves of different species of trees. T0RTRICIDJ3. The leaf-rollers, so called because the larvae of most of tlie species of this group of moths form the ends of leaves into rolls for their protection, are a numerous family, represented by many species in this countr3^ The fore wings of these moths are broad and are often brilliantly colored, while the hind wings are usually sombre. Some of the larger species are gregarious in the larval state, uniting a number of leaves by webs, among which they feed and. Various Forms of Leaf-rollers. finally pupate, leaving the empty shells of their chrj'salides protiud- ing- from 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 the original Denton, Sherman F. (Sherman Foote),
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