. 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. BOMBYCIDS. 93 The larva of tliis insect, like the two preceding, lives on the oak. It is of a clnll grayish-green color, with indistinct stripes of pinkisli, and is stippled with white dots. It is armed with short spines and liorns, and, like the otlier species of tlie genus, is rough and Anisota Ayiisota ruhicmida is very varia))le in its abundance or sc
. 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. BOMBYCIDS. 93 The larva of tliis insect, like the two preceding, lives on the oak. It is of a clnll grayish-green color, with indistinct stripes of pinkisli, and is stippled with white dots. It is armed with short spines and liorns, and, like the otlier species of tlie genus, is rough and Anisota Ayiisota ruhicmida is very varia))le in its abundance or scarcity, and is sometimes to be taken in numl)ers where, during the next sea- son, it may be rare. The species is usually very abundant in Wasli- ington, D. C, where the larva lives on the maple-trees, frequently doing much damage. The trees in the Smithsonian grounds are in- fested with the caterpillars, and the })erfect insects just out of tlieir chrysalids may be taken by tlie dozen in June clinging to the grass stalks under the trees. One mav even gatlier tlie live chrvsalides as Chrysalis of Anisota rubicunda. they protrude from their l)urrows and have the pleasure of watching the imprisoned moth emerge in one's own room. It is a beautiful insect. The fore wings are a delicate pink with a wide yellow band crossing them diagonally, while the lower wings are yellow with the lower margin pink. The body is yellow, and very soft and down}'. The males ai-e much smaller than tlieir mates, and their coloring is usually much stronger. The insect spreads from one and a half to two and a half inches. The larva is two inches long, is light green striped longitudinally with dark green, and is horned in front, spin}- along its back and sides, and is hrm and rough to the touch. It. 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 origi
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