. The butterfly hunters. Lepidoptera -- New England Juvenile literature; Insects. THE BUTTERFLY HUNTERS. 49 CHAPTER IX. CATERPILLARS AND CHRYSALIDS. HEN Mr. Benedict met the class asfain he commenced as follows : — "No insect is so injurious to vege- tation as the caterpillar, the young of the butterfly and moth. There have been many hundred varieties of these caterpillars discov- ered, but at present it is necessary for you to know about a very few of them only. If any of you, by this small beginning, acquire a love of the study, you will find books and teachers to instruct you, as you g
. The butterfly hunters. Lepidoptera -- New England Juvenile literature; Insects. THE BUTTERFLY HUNTERS. 49 CHAPTER IX. CATERPILLARS AND CHRYSALIDS. HEN Mr. Benedict met the class asfain he commenced as follows : — "No insect is so injurious to vege- tation as the caterpillar, the young of the butterfly and moth. There have been many hundred varieties of these caterpillars discov- ered, but at present it is necessary for you to know about a very few of them only. If any of you, by this small beginning, acquire a love of the study, you will find books and teachers to instruct you, as you grow older, in all the details of the science. To-day I am only going to tell you a few of the most common things about caterpillars and chrysalids. The butterfly or moth, in its winged state, deposits its eggs on different kinds of trees and plants. Instinct teaches it just what leaves its young will require for food ; for when the caterpillar first leaves the egg it is so small and weak, that it is necessary that food should be supplied at once. As soon as it is born the caterpillar commences eating eagerly, and increases in size very rapidly. It almost always remains through its short life on the tree or 4. 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 Conant, Helen Peters Stevens, 1839-1899. Boston, Ticknor and Fields
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