Hardwicke's science-gossip : an illustrated medium of interchange and gossip for students and lovers of nature . GRAPHIC MICROSCOPY. By E. T D. No, XII.—Eggs of Mottled Umber Moth (Hybernia defoliaria).. EYOND beautyof configuration,surprisinglyvaried in charac-ter, the eggs ofinsects exhibitunder magnifica-tion the mostdelicate combi-nationsofcolom-;including agamut of white,yellow, gray,pink, and lirowns, blend-ing with extremedaintiness, and,in many in-stances, aided byiridescent eggs of the mottled umber moth involve bothqualities, play of colour and elegance of design,
Hardwicke's science-gossip : an illustrated medium of interchange and gossip for students and lovers of nature . GRAPHIC MICROSCOPY. By E. T D. No, XII.—Eggs of Mottled Umber Moth (Hybernia defoliaria).. EYOND beautyof configuration,surprisinglyvaried in charac-ter, the eggs ofinsects exhibitunder magnifica-tion the mostdelicate combi-nationsofcolom-;including agamut of white,yellow, gray,pink, and lirowns, blend-ing with extremedaintiness, and,in many in-stances, aided byiridescent eggs of the mottled umber moth involve bothqualities, play of colour and elegance of design, dis-closing reticulated hexagons, the angles studded withwhite nodules, the depressions flashed with are found on the stems of the buck-thorn andwhite-thorn. Early December is a favourable time to procureeggs of insects on and beneath the bark, and in theinterstices of those trees or plants which serve thelarvae with food ; decaying wood and old palings nearthe source of future supply are promising spots. Want of space contracts a list; but of elegant andtypical eggs may be mentioned : puss moth (Leniraviniila), in colour and shape like a ripe Sevilleorange, found on willow and p
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