. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. THE IIOUSE-BUILDEU MOTH. cocoons aimd tlie hranc ,os. The o-s aro hatcliod in a similar manner to tliose of tho common s,lk-wurm, and after ,,. fed throun-h their first moult with picked leave i transfenvd to the trees, and there left. It is of course necessary to cover the tree w ] netting ux to prevent the hirds from feeding on such delicate morsels ^"'';"'' "f/''° caterpillar is green, marked with black, except the h
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. THE IIOUSE-BUILDEU MOTH. cocoons aimd tlie hranc ,os. The o-s aro hatcliod in a similar manner to tliose of tho common s,lk-wurm, and after ,,. fed throun-h their first moult with picked leave i transfenvd to the trees, and there left. It is of course necessary to cover the tree w ] netting ux to prevent the hirds from feeding on such delicate morsels ^"'';"'' "f/''° caterpillar is green, marked with black, except the head and tlio las segment, whuh are yellow. The general olour of this moth is greyish yellow ahovo with spkshes and markings of dull violet, black, and white. The tmnJparent culcent S Morthy of notice. The silk is strong, and takes dye easily, hut does not the peculiar gloss wliich has long been It is a truly I'ortunate circumstance that this insect has been so oppoi^- • tunely brought into notice, as it is wonderfully hardy, not subject to many diseases to which the com- mon and delicately constituted silk-worm is liable, and bcimr aiiparently free from that strnuuc fungoid parasite whichoccasionally commits such fearful ravages, aiul has been known to depopulate a whole district in a single night. An allied species, the'"Ei!iA SiLK-AyoiiM (Attacus ricini), has long been in use in many ])arts of Asia, where it is cultivated by the peasants, and affords them raiment of a marvellously enduring charac- ter, and yet sightly. Although the cloth that is woven from the silk of this insect is loose and seem- ingly flimsy of texture, it is so wonderfully dui'able, that a gar- nu'ut is said to last during nearly' an entire lifetime. A large amount of condensed information on this subject can be obtained from a ]ia])er by F. jNfoore, Esq. in the " Technologist" for July, 1802. The faiuily of the Arctiidai, so called because some of the hair- covered
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