. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. 34 sow lySECTS ABE CLASSIFIED. Fig. 33.—A butterfly. -Irgj/nra'*'. Original. are fitted for sticking. The adults in this group take only liquid notirishnient, or frequently none at all. The larvae, however, are pro^nded with weU- developed jaws, adapted for biting and chewing. It is in the lan-al stage that the represent- atives of this order are injurious. The moth itself, or but- terfly, is harmful only in the sense that it is the parent of a succeeding de- structive stage. The antenna are of three general
. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. 34 sow lySECTS ABE CLASSIFIED. Fig. 33.—A butterfly. -Irgj/nra'*'. Original. are fitted for sticking. The adults in this group take only liquid notirishnient, or frequently none at all. The larvae, however, are pro^nded with weU- developed jaws, adapted for biting and chewing. It is in the lan-al stage that the represent- atives of this order are injurious. The moth itself, or but- terfly, is harmful only in the sense that it is the parent of a succeeding de- structive stage. The antenna are of three general tj-pes, and separate the order into its sub- groups. Butterflies have slender antennae composed of a large number of indistinct rings or segments, with an enlargement or club at the end. In the skippers the club at the end of the antenna is somewhat elongated, and is turned back at the farther end in a slender hook. The anteimie of moths are more or less feathered, often elabo- rately so. Butterflies are usu- ally on the wing in the day- Ught hours, while moths have a tendency to fly at night. Butterflies habitually rest with their wings folded together ver- tically above the body: skip- pers may hold the wings in a similar position, or may hold ,, , , • _4.' 1 J YiG. 34. — A skipper. Atrytom. Original, the front wings vertical and f^ j &" the hind wings horizontal: moths habitually rest with their wings held horizontal or rooflike, or curved around the abdomen. 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 O'Kane, Walter Collins, b. 1877. New York : The Macmillan Company
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